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Herbert Butterfield and the Interpretation of History (Studies in Modern History)
Keith Sewell
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Description for Herbert Butterfield and the Interpretation of History (Studies in Modern History)
Hardcover. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
This book examines successive stages in the development of the thought of Sir Herbert Butterfield in relation to fundamental issues in the science of history. In a carefully nuanced way it lays bare the unspoken motivations and hidden tensions in Butterfield's debate with himself and with a host of contemporary historians in the period between 1924-79.
This book examines successive stages in the development of the thought of Sir Herbert Butterfield in relation to fundamental issues in the science of history. In a carefully nuanced way it lays bare the unspoken motivations and hidden tensions in Butterfield's debate with himself and with a host of contemporary historians in the period between 1924-79.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Modern History
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403939289
SKU
V9781403939289
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99-15
About Keith Sewell
KEITH SEWELL was born in London in 1944. Since 1969 he has lived in Australia or New Zealand. He has taught history for Deakin University and Presbyterian Ladies' College, Victoria, Australia. He moved to the USA in 1998 and is currently Professor of History at Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa. He is married with two sons.
Reviews for Herbert Butterfield and the Interpretation of History (Studies in Modern History)
'...intensely relevant to reflection about the historical discipline and the humanities in general... It deftly handles the twists and turns in Butterfield's emerging overall conception' - Professor Harry Van Dyke, Redeemer University College, Ontario, Canada