The uses of history -- The raw materials -- Using the sources -- The main themes : politics, biography, ideas -- The main themes : economy, society, mentality -- Historical writing -- The limits of historical knowledge -- History and theory -- History
by numbers -- History by word of mouth.
This study examines questions about historians and their work; Why do we study history? How do we construct our knowledge of the past? What are the limitations of historical evidence? and What different kinds of history are being written today?
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