{"product_id":"the-practice-of-history-isbn-9780631229797","title":"The Practice of History","description":"The new edition of G. R. Elton's classic work is a wide-ranging, succinct and practical introduction for all students and general readers of history. It makes a major contribution to the question \"what is history?\".  Preface. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Purpose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Present Debate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutonomy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKinds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRivals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurpose.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Research.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Possibility of Historical Truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacts and Methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvidence and Criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImagination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Writing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControls.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns and Bias.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStyle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAudience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCategories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLength.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysis and Narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Teaching.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndergraduate Teaching: What?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndergraduate Teaching: How?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Graduate Student.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword. (Richard J. Evans).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eG. R. Elton\u003c\/b\u003e was Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University from 1983 to 1988. Among his numerous works are \u003ci\u003eThe Tudor Revolution in Government\u003c\/i\u003e (1953), \u003ci\u003eEngland under the Tudors\u003c\/i\u003e (1955), \u003ci\u003eReform and Renewal\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), \u003ci\u003eThe Parliament of England 1559–1581\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe English\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1992), and he was founding editor of the Blackwell History of the Modern British Isles. Professor Elton was President of the Royal Historical Society from 1972 until 1976 and honorary Vice-President from 1976 until his death in 1994.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard J. Evans is Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge. His many publications include \u003ci\u003eDeath in Hamburg\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eRituals of\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRetribution\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eIn Defence of History\u003c\/i\u003e (1997, reissued with a new Afterword 2001), and \u003ci\u003eTales from the GermanUnderworld\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).\u003c\/p\u003e  This original and important book on the study of history is now available in a new edition. G. R. Elton's classic work is a wide-ranging, succinct and practical introduction for all students and general readers, and it makes a major contribution to the question \"What is history?\"\u0026lt;\u0026gt; \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book sets out Elton's experience in the study, writing and teaching of history. The author perceived the work as a manifesto, an explanation of his faith and practice of the subject. The book has become a classic text for students and teachers since its first publication in 1969. This edition includes a new afterword by Richard Evans which assesses the book's relationship to Elton's work as a whole, its impact on the historical profession and its lessons for historians today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990319382757,"sku":"NP9780631229797","price":111.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631229797.jpg?v=1761787339","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-practice-of-history-isbn-9780631229797","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}