Beskrivelse
INDHOLD: History and disciplines. – Infrastructures. – Educational systems. – Organisations for historians. – Publishing. Resaerch. – Mapping the Discipline of History. – The demensions of a discipline. – Kinds of history. – Holistic history. -Geographical boundaries. – Method and approaches. – Thematic history. – Theory-based history. – History and Othe Disciplines. – Theory. – History and sociology. – Anthropology and culture. – History and philosophy. – Literature and texts. – Inter-dsciplinary history. -The Status of Historical Knowledge. – History challenged. – Truth and reliability. – Ways of knowing. – Judging writing. – Explanation. – Speculation and belief.- Periodisation. – History and time. – Dividing up the past. Events and periods. – Description and periodisation. – Further period terms. – Metaphors and themes. – Public History. – What is public history? – Usable pasts. – Genres and audiences. – Public history and politics. – Moral judgments. – Historians’ skills. – What are skills? – Types of skills. – Technical skillls. – Sourve-based skills. – Interpretation and skill. – The cult of archive. – Skills and non-textural sources. – Teaching history. – Skills and the discipline of history. – Postscript: History’s futre – a personal statement. – Further reading. – Glossary.- Uindbundet. – Illustreret. – 224 sider. – Pænt eksemplar.