Thinking About History by Sarah (Northwestern University) Maza

University of Chicago Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

University of Chicago Press, 2017-09-18. Paperback. Acceptable. 0.5512 in x 8.9764 in x 5.9843 in. Acceptable books are still fully functional but may have liquid damage, spine damage, rips, tears or heavy highlighting.

University of Chicago Press, 2017-09-18. Illustrated. paperback. Used: Good.

University of Chicago Press, 2017-09-18. Illustrated. paperback. Used:Good.

pb. New. Brand New. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC.

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2017. Paperback. New. 264 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. What distinguishes history as a discipline from other fields of study? That's the animating question of Sarah Maza's Thinking About History, a general introduction to the field of history that revels in its eclecticism and highlights the inherent tensions and controversies that shape it. Designed for the classroom, Thinking About History is organized around big questions: Whose history do we write, and how does that affect what stories get told and how they are told? How did we come to view the nation as the inevitable context for history, and what happens when we move outside those boundaries? What is the relation among popular, academic, and public history, and how should we evaluate sources? What is the difference between description and interpretation, and how do we balance them? Maza provides choice examples in place of definitive answers, and the result is a book that will spark classroom discussion and offer students a view of history as a vibrant,… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2017. Paperback. New. 264 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches.

University of Chicago Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor