| A History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Burrow, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375727671 ISBN-13: 9780375727672 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: This unprecedented book by one of Britain's most admired historians describes the intellectual impact that the study and consideration of history has had in the Western world over the past 2,500 years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Historiography - History | Civilization - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 907.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.14" W x 8.06" (0.85 lbs) 544 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Treating the practice of history not as an isolated pursuit but as an aspect of human society and an essential part of the culture of the West, John Burrow magnificently brings to life and explains the distinctive qualities found in the work of historians from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks to the present. With a light step and graceful narrative, he gathers together over 2,500 years of the moments and decisions that have helped create Western identity. This unique approach is an incredible lens with which to view the past. Standing alone in its ambition, scale and fascination, Burrow's history of history is certain to stand the test of time. |