The Gateway to History (Routledge Library Editions: Historiography) - Hardcover

Nevins, Allan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138190780 ISBN 13: 9781138190788

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

In this book, originally published in 1962, one of America’s most distinguished historians defines the scope and variety fo his field and out lines his views on history’s objectives both as a science and as an art. The book provides insight into historians’ methods of interpreting and presenting the past from Thucydides to twentieth century scholarship on Europe and America. It sets apart the different approaches to history – biographical, cultural, intellectual, geographical and political – illuminating the peculiar goals, problems and development of each discipline. It discusses the question of pre-history and its companion science, archaeology and spans the history of the collection and use of records.

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About the Author

Allan Nevins (1890-1971) began his career as a journalist in New York City before joining the department of history at Columbia University, later becoming Dewitt Clinton Professor of History. While at Columbia, he created the first oral history program in the United States. He is the author of more than fifty books mainly in the areas of political and business history, including Grover Cleveland: A Study in Courage, The Emergence of Modern America, and The American States During and After the Revolution, 1775-1789.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1138190780
• ISBN 13: 9781138190788
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 436