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Doing History

Mark Donnelly author Claire Norton author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:17th Nov '20

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Doing History bridges the gap between the way history is studied in school or as represented in the media and the way it is studied at university level.

History as an academic discipline has dramatically changed in recent decades and has been enhanced by ideas from other disciplines, the influence of postmodernism and historians’ incorporation of their own reflections into their work. Doing History presents the ideas and debates that shape how we ‘do’ history today, covering arguments about the nature of historical knowledge and the function of historical writing, whether we can ever really know what happened in the past, what sources historians depend on, and the relative value of popular and academic histories. This revised edition includes new chapters on public history and activist histories. It looks at global representations of the past across the centuries, and provides up-to-date suggestions for further reading, presenting the reader with a thorough and current introduction to studying history at an academic level as well as a pathway to progress this study further.

Clearly structured and accessibly written, it is an essential volume for all students embarking on the study of history.

"Doing History reflects the deep partnership Mark Donnelly and Claire Norton have brokered between history in universities and schools, and in the wider community. This partnership tugs and shapes theory and practice in ways that sparks powerful new ideas and forms of action."

Marnie Hughes-Warrington,University of South Australia, Australia

ISBN: 9781138301559

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 267g

250 pages

2nd edition