The Purpose of the Past: The Reflections on the Uses of History - Couverture rigide

Wood, Gordon S.

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ISBN 10 : 1594201544 ISBN 13 : 9781594201547

Editeur : Penguin Pr, 2008

Synopsis

An analysis of the practice and art of historical documentation evaluates the contributions of some of the world's most important historians, explaining how the modern world is requiring key changes to the discipline of recording history. 30,000 first printing.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Gordon S. Wood is the Alva O. Way University Professor and professor of history emeritus at Brown University. His 1969 book, The Creation of the American Republic, 1776–1787, received the Bancroft and John H. Dunning prizes and was nominated for the National Book Award. Wood’s 1992 book, The Radicalism of the American Revolution, won the Pulitzer Prize and the Emerson Prize. His 2009 book, Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815, won the New-York Historical Society American History Book Prize. In 2011, Wood was awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Obama. He contributes regularly to the New Republic and the New York Review of Books.

Présentation de l'éditeur

An erudite scholar and an elegant writer, Gordon S. Wood has won both numerous awards and a broad readership since the 1969 publication of his widely acclaimed The Creation of the American Republic. With The Purpose of the Past, Wood has essentially created a history of American history, assessing the current state of history vis-à-vis the work of some of its most important scholars-doling out praise and scorn with equal measure. In this wise, passionate defense of history's ongoing necessity, Wood argues that we cannot make intelligent decisions about the future without understanding our past. Wood offers a master's insight into what history-at its best-can be and reflects on its evolving and essential role in our culture.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Pr
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1594201544
• ISBN 13: 9781594201547
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 323
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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