Author: William Henry Chafe
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195042047
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The second edition of this widely-used anthology includes contemporary articles on the Cold War and the politics of the 1950s and 1960s as well as new discussions of the counterculture, conservatism under the Reagan administration, and the emergence of a new breed of poverty.
A History of Our Time
Author: William Henry Chafe
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195042047
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The second edition of this widely-used anthology includes contemporary articles on the Cold War and the politics of the 1950s and 1960s as well as new discussions of the counterculture, conservatism under the Reagan administration, and the emergence of a new breed of poverty.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195042047
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The second edition of this widely-used anthology includes contemporary articles on the Cold War and the politics of the 1950s and 1960s as well as new discussions of the counterculture, conservatism under the Reagan administration, and the emergence of a new breed of poverty.
Words Aptly Spoken
Author: Bob Moorehead
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780963949660
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780963949660
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
The Historians' Paradox
Author: Peter Charles Hoffer
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814737153
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
"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 and anonymous bloggers dueling over history, the value of owning history increases at the same time as our confidence in history as a way of knowing crumbles. Historical knowledge thus presents a paradox - the more it is required, the less reliable it has become. To reconcile this paradox - that history is impossible but necessary - Peter Charles Hoffer proposes a practical, workable philosophy of history for our times, one that is robust and realistic, and that speaks to anyone who reads, writes and teaches history. The philosophy of history that Hoffer supports in The Historians' Paradox is driven by a continual and careful search for the authentic, but without confining the real to a finite or closed set of facts. Hoffer urges us to think and live with a keen awareness that history is everywhere, to accept the impossibility of measuring its reliability, but to never approach it unquestioningly. Covering a sweeping range of philosophies (from ancient history to game theory), methodological approaches to writing history, and the advantages and disadvantages of different strategies of argument, Hoffer constructs a philosophy of history that is reasonable, free of fallacy, and supported by appropriate evidence that is itself tenable. The Historians' Paradox brings together accounts of actual historical events, anecdotes about historians, insights from philosophers of history, and the personal experience of a long time scholar and teacher. Throughout, Hoffer liberally spices the mixture with humor to create a philosophy of history for our times."--publisher.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814737153
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
"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 and anonymous bloggers dueling over history, the value of owning history increases at the same time as our confidence in history as a way of knowing crumbles. Historical knowledge thus presents a paradox - the more it is required, the less reliable it has become. To reconcile this paradox - that history is impossible but necessary - Peter Charles Hoffer proposes a practical, workable philosophy of history for our times, one that is robust and realistic, and that speaks to anyone who reads, writes and teaches history. The philosophy of history that Hoffer supports in The Historians' Paradox is driven by a continual and careful search for the authentic, but without confining the real to a finite or closed set of facts. Hoffer urges us to think and live with a keen awareness that history is everywhere, to accept the impossibility of measuring its reliability, but to never approach it unquestioningly. Covering a sweeping range of philosophies (from ancient history to game theory), methodological approaches to writing history, and the advantages and disadvantages of different strategies of argument, Hoffer constructs a philosophy of history that is reasonable, free of fallacy, and supported by appropriate evidence that is itself tenable. The Historians' Paradox brings together accounts of actual historical events, anecdotes about historians, insights from philosophers of history, and the personal experience of a long time scholar and teacher. Throughout, Hoffer liberally spices the mixture with humor to create a philosophy of history for our times."--publisher.
Work
Author: James Suzman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1526605023
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
The work we do brings us meaning, moulds our values, determines our social status and dictates how we spend most of our time. But this wasn't always the case: for 95% of our species' history, work held a radically different importance. How, then, did work become the central organisational principle of our societies? How did it transform our bodies, our environments, our views on equality and our sense of time? And why, in a time of material abundance, are we working more than ever before?
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1526605023
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
The work we do brings us meaning, moulds our values, determines our social status and dictates how we spend most of our time. But this wasn't always the case: for 95% of our species' history, work held a radically different importance. How, then, did work become the central organisational principle of our societies? How did it transform our bodies, our environments, our views on equality and our sense of time? And why, in a time of material abundance, are we working more than ever before?
Time in History
Author: G. J. Whitrow
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192852113
Category : Chronology
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
In this intriguing book G.J. Whitrow traces the evolution of our general awareness of time and its significance from the dawn of history to the present day. His absorbing study ranges from Ancient Egypt and Persia, Greece, and Israel, to the Islamic world, India and China, and Europe andAmerica, showing the different ways time has been perceived by various civilizations.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192852113
Category : Chronology
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
In this intriguing book G.J. Whitrow traces the evolution of our general awareness of time and its significance from the dawn of history to the present day. His absorbing study ranges from Ancient Egypt and Persia, Greece, and Israel, to the Islamic world, India and China, and Europe andAmerica, showing the different ways time has been perceived by various civilizations.
History in Our Time
Author: David Cannadine
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300077025
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Verzameling opstellen over het 19e- en 20e eeuwse Groot-Brittanniƫ, waarin veel bekende persoonlijkheden voor het voetlicht treden
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300077025
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Verzameling opstellen over het 19e- en 20e eeuwse Groot-Brittanniƫ, waarin veel bekende persoonlijkheden voor het voetlicht treden
In Our Time
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Short stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Short stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Barbarism and Civilization
Author: Bernard Wasserstein
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019873073X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
History.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019873073X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
History.
Europe in Our Time
Author: Walter Laqueur
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
"An encyclopedic amount of information is analyzed with considerable wisdom and a felicitous style."-Simon Serfaty, Johns Hopkins Univ. Laqueur presents a fascinating overview of post-war Europe, providing detailed analyses that cover every major political development, economic and social trends, and cultural movements since 1945. "An excellent work destined to become a standard text for the 90s."-Library Journal.
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
"An encyclopedic amount of information is analyzed with considerable wisdom and a felicitous style."-Simon Serfaty, Johns Hopkins Univ. Laqueur presents a fascinating overview of post-war Europe, providing detailed analyses that cover every major political development, economic and social trends, and cultural movements since 1945. "An excellent work destined to become a standard text for the 90s."-Library Journal.
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Author: Steven Pinker
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 0143122010
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description
Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think this is the most violent age ever seen. Yet as bestselling author Pinker shows in this startling and engaging new work, just the opposite is true.
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 0143122010
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description
Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think this is the most violent age ever seen. Yet as bestselling author Pinker shows in this startling and engaging new work, just the opposite is true.