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An Ethnography of England in the Year 1685. Being the Celebrated Third Chapter of Thomas Babington Macaulay's History of England.
Macaulay, Baron Thomas Babington. Ed(S): Carneiro, Robert L.
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Paperback. This groundbreaking chapter, now all but forgotten, deserves to be rescued from oblivion. It is presented here, standing alone, preceded by a long introduction in which Macaulay's life and career are set forth in detail-highlighting his contributions to English history, politics and letters. Editor(s): Carneiro, Robert L. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
Thomas Babington Macaulay was one of the great English historians of the nineteenth century. He first made his name as an essayist, contributing many articles on a variety of topics to the Edinburgh Review, the leading literary journal of its day. Among the contributions Macaulay made in these essays was setting forth a distinct philosophy of historiography, in which he argued that written history should be more than a catalog of conspicuous events. It should, he held, also portray events in the everyday lives of common people--something most historians of the day felt was "beneath the dignity of history." By ... Read more
Thomas Babington Macaulay was one of the great English historians of the nineteenth century. He first made his name as an essayist, contributing many articles on a variety of topics to the Edinburgh Review, the leading literary journal of its day. Among the contributions Macaulay made in these essays was setting forth a distinct philosophy of historiography, in which he argued that written history should be more than a catalog of conspicuous events. It should, he held, also portray events in the everyday lives of common people--something most historians of the day felt was "beneath the dignity of history." By ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Eliot Werner Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Clinton Corners, United States
ISBN
9780975273876
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V9780975273876
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About Macaulay, Baron Thomas Babington. Ed(S): Carneiro, Robert L.
Robert L. Carneiro is Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University. Thomas Babington Macaulay was a prominent nineteenth-century British historian and politician.
Reviews for An Ethnography of England in the Year 1685. Being the Celebrated Third Chapter of Thomas Babington Macaulay's History of England.
Praise from readers . . . "A forceful witness for the defense, Robert Carneiro pushes us to revisit this Victorian giant who exercised such a profound influence on the historical imagination of his own generation and those that followed."
Richard Aldous, Eugene Meyer Professor of British History and Literature, Bard College "Thomas Babington Macaulay joins the ranks of anthropology's ... Read more
Richard Aldous, Eugene Meyer Professor of British History and Literature, Bard College "Thomas Babington Macaulay joins the ranks of anthropology's ... Read more