About this title: A professional critique of the tendency in academic scholarship to prove worth, which becomes relevance and which in turn is interpreted as a search not for truth but political correctness. Handlin explores the social history of historians and how and why a discipline surrenders the search for truth in favour of assertions of ideological purity.
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Description: 1979. Belknap. First. Softback. VG. 12x8. 437pp. 644g. One of our most eminent historians offers a perceptive guide to the study of history. In these essays, written over many years, Handlin examines the limits and possibilities of historical thought. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780674910256ISBN:0674910257
Description: Hardcover, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition suitable as a reading copy. pp., 1000grams, ISBN: 0674910257. read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780674910256ISBN:0674910257
Description: Ex-Library Published by Harvard University Press in 1980. Hardcover. Number of pages: 452. Ex. Library copy-usual stamps and marks. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. #8398399 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr, Cumbreland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780674910256ISBN:0674910257
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Edition. VG condition. DJ has some edgewear at top edge of spine. A guide to the study of history by a Pulitzer Prize winner and mentor to a generation of American historians. Contents include sections on Central Themes in American History; Dealing with the Evidence; Persistent Themes and Hard Facts; The Uses of History. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
ISBN-13:9780674910263ISBN:0674910265
Description: Good. 0674910265 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Belknap/Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1979-01-01
ISBN-13:9780674910256ISBN:0674910257
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Binding VG, Minor edge & shelf wear. DJ VG-, Minor edge wear. Former owners name & date in pencil on FFE. 1st Edition. OP Personal Name: Handlin, Oscar, 1915-Main Title: Truth in history / Oscar Handlin. Published/Created: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press, 1979. Description: xi, 437 p.; 24 cm. ISBN: 0674910257: Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Historiography. Table of Contents Introduction to the Transaction Edition Preface: The ... read more
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