The landscape of history : how historians map the past
"What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history an art or science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and many other questions in this witty, engaging, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft, as well as a strong argument for why a historical consciousness should matter to us today."--Jacket
Electronic books
xii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
9780195066524, 9780195171570, 0195066529, 0195171578
50155787
PREFACE; 1. The Landscape of History; 2. Time and Space; 3. Structure and Process; 4. The Interdependency of Variables; 5. Chaos and Complexity; 6. Causation, Contingency, and Counterfactuals; 7. Molecules with Minds of Their Own; 8. Seeing Like a Historian; NOTES; INDEX