History - Historiography

A brilliant new reading of the Bayeux Tapestry that radically alters our understanding of the events of 1066 and reveals the astonishing story of the survival of early medieval Europe's greatest treasure. The Bayeux Tapestry was embroidered (it's not really a tapestry) in the...

Jean-Pierre Filiu, acclaimed historian of Gaza, is intimately familiar with the land's people and places; he speaks the local dialect. But nothing prepared him for what he encountered there in December 2024. This is his unforgettable, unbearably intimate account of one month in a...

A középkor főbb krónikásai a magyarok honfoglalása koráigA trtnetrsban vannak egyes, valsggal beleszikkadt nzetek, melyek onnan szrmaznak, hogy az ltalnos nagy krdsek fejtegetsben csak kevesen mennek vissza a forrsokig s gy csupn a feldolgozk lltsait visszhangoztatjk. Klnsen megszokott jelensg ez a kisebb npeknl, melyeknek...

Assyrian Historiography: A Source StudyTo the serious student of Assyrian history, it is obvious that we cannot write that history until we have adequately discussed the sources. We must learn what these are, in other words, we must begin with a bibliography of the...

On the eve of President John F. Kennedy's final trip to Dallas, an irreverent narrator from the Ether begins to reveal the hidden chain of events that history never recorded. Spanning decades and weaving together Hollywood legends, political dynasties, secret affairs, and forgotten tragedies,...

Acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan explores here the many ways in which history affects us all. She shows how a deeper engagement with history, both as individuals and in the sphere of public debate, can help us understand ourselves and the world better. But she...

Now a major motion picture starring Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall and Tom Wilkinson. "A compelling book: memoir and courtroom drama, a work of historical and legal import. " -- Jewish WeekDeborah Lipstadt, author of the groundbreaking Denying the Holocaust, chronicles her six-year legal battle...

Offers reflections, provocative questions, and practical strategies for ethical, responsible approaches to health history.In Do Less Harm, editors Courtney E. Thompson and Kylie M. Smith bring together a group of leading historians and scholars to confront one of the most pressing questions in health...

The nature of the Genesis narrative has sparked much debate among Christians. This book introduces three predominant interpretive genres and their implications for biblical understanding. Each contributor identifies their position on the genre or genres of Genesis, chapters 1-11, addresses why their interpretation is...

"If one laughs when David Hackett Fischer sits down to play, one will stay to cheer. His book must be read three times: the first in anger, the srcond in laughter, the third in respect....The wisdom is expressed with a certin ruthlessness. Scarcly a...

In a lively challenge to mainstream history, Michael Parenti does battle with a number of mass-marketed historical myths. He shows how history's victors distort and suppress the documentary record in order to perpetuate their power and privilege. And he demonstrates how historians are influenced...

History of the transmission of ancient books to modern times - together with the process of historical proof; or, a concise account of the means by which genuineness of ancient literature generally, and the authenticity of historical works especially are ascertained including incidental remarks...

There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's addition to Oxford's popular Very Short Introductions series...

You have favorite baseball memories, games that live forever in your mind, ones you can still see perfectly. But could you recall every play? The exact sequence that made those moments possible? Now you can. Every play. Every game. Every season since 1871. For...

An award-winning Oxford history professor "makes a forceful argument and tells a story with great verve" (The Wall Street Journal)--that the West is, and always has been, truly global. "Those archaic 'Western Civ' classes so many of us took in college should be updated,...

How to write the history of a parishSome of the Clergy of the Diocese of Lincoln are responsible for the issue of this booklet. A much-needed county history of Lincolnshire is now being projected, upon the basis of separate parochial histories. A circular put...

When world-renowned scholar Thomas S. Mullaney "lost" both his parents, he began thinking of how information--all the stuff that makes us, that we make, and that we leave behind--ultimately disappears. The information that makes up our lives, from mundane official documents, poignant family photos,...

Introduction aux études historiquesPAR CH.-V. LANGLOIS Charg de cours la Sorbonne CH. SEIGNOBOS Matre de confrences la Sorbonne PARIS LIBRAIRIE HACHETTE ET Cie 79, BOULEVARD SAINT-GERMAIN, 79 1898 Droits de traduction et de reproduction rservs. A LA MME LIBRAIRIE Coulommiers. Imp. Paul BRODARD. 115-97....

Introduction to the Study of History16 17 PRELIMINARY STUDIES THE SEARCH FOR DOCUMENTS (HEURISTIC) The historian works with documents. Documents are the traces which have been left by the thoughts and actions of men of former times. Of these thoughts and actions, however, very...

Le cronache italiane nel Medio Evo Inteso a far noti popolarmente i cronisti italiani del Medio Evo, io ho cercato di togliere ogni ingombro di erudizione da questo libro e presentarlo ai lettori il pi semplice e spedito di citazioni che si potesse. Ch...