| Empiricism and History 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Davies, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333964705 ISBN-13: 9780333964705 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2003 Annotation: In the last 20 years postmodernism has had a powerful effect on the discipline of history and is now forcing empiricist historians to articulate their methods, and to defend them as both possible and virtuous. In this concise introduction, Stephen Davies explains what historians mean by empiricism, examines the origins, growth and persistence of empirical methods, and shows how students can apply these methods to their own work. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Historiography |
| Dewey: 901 |
| LCCN: 2002044817 |
| Series: Theory and History |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.32" W x 8.56" (0.51 lbs) 163 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the last 20 years postmodernism has had a powerful effect on the discipline of history and is now forcing empiricist historians to articulate their methods, and to defend them as both possible and virtuous. In this concise introduction, Stephen Davies explains what historians mean by empiricism, examines the origins, growth and persistence of empirical methods, and shows how students can apply these methods to their own work. |
