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The Historians' Paradox: The Study of History in Our Time
The Historians' Paradox The Study of History in Our Time
Author: Peter Hoffer
How do we know what happened in the past? We cannot go back, and no amount of historical data can enable us to understand with absolute certainty what life was like “then.” It is easy to demolish the very idea of historical knowing, but it is impossible to demolish the importance of historical knowing. In an age of cable television pundits a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780814737156
ISBN-10: 0814737153
Publication Date: 9/1/2010
Pages: 224
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Publisher: NYU Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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