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Historians know about the past because they examine the evidence. But what exactly is "evidence," how do historians know what it means--and how can we trust them to get it right? Historian David Henige tackles such questions of historical reliability head-on in his skeptical, unsparing, an...
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Zusammenfassung: | Historians know about the past because they examine the evidence. But what exactly is "evidence," how do historians know what it means--and how can we trust them to get it right? Historian David Henige tackles such questions of historical reliability head-on in his skeptical, unsparing, and acerbically witty Historical Evidence and Argument. "Systematic doubt" is his watchword, and he practices what he preaches through a variety of insightful assessments of historical controversies--for example, over the dating of artifacts and the textual analysis of translated documents. Skepticism, Henige contends, forces us to recognize the limits of our knowledge, but is also a positive force that stimulates new scholarship to counter it.--Publisher description. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xiii, 325 pages) |
Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-316) and index. |
ISBN: | 0299214133 9780299214135 1282270001 9781282270008 9786612270000 6612270004 |
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spelling | Henige, David P. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79090177 Historical evidence and argument / David Henige. Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2005. 1 online resource (xiii, 325 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-316) and index. Declaiming the endtime -- Traveling hopefully -- The anxieties of ambiguity -- Unraveling gordian knots -- When too much is not enough -- The many births of Frank Lloyd Wright -- Destroying in order to save -- Speaking of history -- Sensing incongruity -- Poisoned chalices -- Scotching the myth-making machine -- Irreconcilable differences -- "We're changing everything ... again" -- Rule life vs. real life -- When might makes wrong -- Six hundred barrels of plaster of Paris -- Millions of moving parts -- He says, she says -- Bringing texts up to code -- Gaining and providing access -- Hearing a white horse coming. Historians know about the past because they examine the evidence. But what exactly is "evidence," how do historians know what it means--and how can we trust them to get it right? Historian David Henige tackles such questions of historical reliability head-on in his skeptical, unsparing, and acerbically witty Historical Evidence and Argument. "Systematic doubt" is his watchword, and he practices what he preaches through a variety of insightful assessments of historical controversies--for example, over the dating of artifacts and the textual analysis of translated documents. Skepticism, Henige contends, forces us to recognize the limits of our knowledge, but is also a positive force that stimulates new scholarship to counter it.--Publisher description. Print version record. Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL English. History Methodology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85061218 History Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85061223 Histoire Méthodologie. Histoire Philosophie. HISTORY General. bisacsh History Methodology fast History Philosophy fast has work: Historical evidence and argument (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGhjc4bC7Xkx8vYVydWGXm https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Henige, David P. Historical evidence and argument. Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2005 (DLC) 2005010203 ACLS Humanities E-Book. FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=248450 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Henige, David P. Historical evidence and argument / ACLS Humanities E-Book. Declaiming the endtime -- Traveling hopefully -- The anxieties of ambiguity -- Unraveling gordian knots -- When too much is not enough -- The many births of Frank Lloyd Wright -- Destroying in order to save -- Speaking of history -- Sensing incongruity -- Poisoned chalices -- Scotching the myth-making machine -- Irreconcilable differences -- "We're changing everything ... again" -- Rule life vs. real life -- When might makes wrong -- Six hundred barrels of plaster of Paris -- Millions of moving parts -- He says, she says -- Bringing texts up to code -- Gaining and providing access -- Hearing a white horse coming. History Methodology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85061218 History Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85061223 Histoire Méthodologie. Histoire Philosophie. HISTORY General. bisacsh History Methodology fast History Philosophy fast |
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