Description for Time Maps
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; HR; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
"Time Maps extends beyond all of the old clichés about linear, circular, and spiral patterns of historical process and provides us with models of the actual legends used to map history. It is a brilliant and elegant exercise in model building that provides new insights into some of the old questions about philosophy of history, historical narrative, and what is called straight history."-Hayden White, University of California, Santa Cruz
Who were the first people to inhabit North America? Does the West Bank belong to the Arabs or the Jews? Why are racists so obsessed with origins? Is a seventh ... Read more
"Time Maps extends beyond all of the old clichés about linear, circular, and spiral patterns of historical process and provides us with models of the actual legends used to map history. It is a brilliant and elegant exercise in model building that provides new insights into some of the old questions about philosophy of history, historical narrative, and what is called straight history."-Hayden White, University of California, Santa Cruz
Who were the first people to inhabit North America? Does the West Bank belong to the Arabs or the Jews? Why are racists so obsessed with origins? Is a seventh ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
320g
Number of Pages
187
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226981536
SKU
V9780226981536
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Ref
99-50
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