Ancient History : Monuments and Documents.

Jr., Charles W. Hedrick

ISBN 10: 1405106581 / ISBN 13: 9781405106580

Published by Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

About this Item

Pictorial glossy wraps. Spine is straight. Binding is tight. Corners are sharp. content is clean. No shelf wear. Name of previous owner at to corner of 1st free page. Inscription of the Father of the Author on the title page. 188 p. 6 x 9 x 0.5 inches. 0.63 lb.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ancient History : Monuments and Documents.
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405106581
• ISBN 13: 9781405106580
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as Issued
• Weight: 0.63 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods and sources employed in 'doing' ancient history, as opposed to 'reading' it. The book:

• Encourages readers to engage with historical sources, rather than to be passive recipients of historical tales
  
• Gives readers a sense of the nature of evidence and its use in the reconstruction of the past
  
• Helps them to read a historical narrative with more critical appreciation
  
• Encourages them to consider the differences between their own experience of ancient sources, and the use of these objects within the everyday life of ancient society
  
• A concise bibliographical essay at the end of each chapter refers to introductions, indices, research tools and interpretations, and explains scholarly jargon
  
• Written clearly, concisely and concretely, invoking ancient illustrations and modern parallels as appropriate.

About the Author

Charles W. Hedrick Jr is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of History and Silence (2000) and the Decrees of the Demotionidai (1990), and the co-editor of Demokratia (1996) and The Birth of Democracy (1993).