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The historian's craft; introd. by Joseph R. Strayer. Translated from the French by Peter Putnam.
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Bloch, Marc, 1886-1944
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Apologie pour l'histoire.
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English
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[1st Vintage ed.].
Published/Created
New York, Vintage Books [1964]
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xxi, 197 pages 19 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
D13 .B5613 1964
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Historiography
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Caravelle edition ; V512.
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Caravelle editions, V512
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"A Caravelle edition."
Translation of Apologie pour l'histoire.
Contents
Ch. 1. History, men and time. The choice of the historian
History and men
Historical time
The idol of origins
The boundaries between past and present
Understanding the present by the past
Understanding the past by the present.
Ch. 2. Historical observation. General characteristics of historical observation
Evidence
The transmission of evidence.
Ch. 3. Historical criticism. An outline of the history of the critical method
In pursuit of fraud and error
Toward a logic of the critical method.
Ch. 4. Historical analysis. Judging or understanding?
From the diversity of human functions to the unity of consciences
Nomenclature. Ch. 5. Historical causation.
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0394705122 ((paperback))
9780394705125 ((paperback))
OCLC
1637071
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The historian's craft / by Marc Block ; introduction by Joseph R. Strayer ; Translated from the French by Peter Putnam.
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