On Historical Distance - Rilegato

Phillips, Mark Salber

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ISBN 10: 0300140371 ISBN 13: 9780300140378

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2013

Riassunto

Conceptions of distance are foundational to historical thought, but Mark Salber Phillips gives the idea new subtlety and meaning. He argues that distance is a matter not just of time and space but also of form, affect, ideology, and understanding. In this exceptionally wide-ranging study, Phillips examines Renaissance, Enlightenment, and contemporary histories, as well as a broad spectrum of historical genres—including local history, literary history, counter-factual fiction, history painting, and museology.

“On Historical Distance is a fascinating and very important book that should be read by all historians. Beautifully written in elegant, economical and engaging prose, the book wears its considerable learning very lightly. A deeply original, challenging and thought-provoking study of the evolving history of history by one of our leading historians of historiography, this book should provoke a lively debate among historians and should be assigned as essential reading for classes on historical methods and historiography.”—John Marshall, John Hopkins University

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Mark Salber Phillips is professor of history at Carleton University, Ottawa.

Product Description:

Book by Phillips Mark Salber

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0300140371
• ISBN 13: 9780300140378
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 293