Ancient History (eBook)

Monuments and Documents

Charles W. Hedrick (Autor)

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2008 | 1. Auflage
192 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4051-5233-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods and
sources employed in 'doing' ancient history, as opposed to
'reading' it. The book:

* Encourages readers to engage with historical sources, rather
than to be passive recipients of historical tales

* Gives readers a sense of the nature of evidence and its use in
the reconstruction of the past

* Helps them to read a historical narrative with more critical
appreciation

* Encourages them to consider the differences between their own
experience of ancient sources, and the use of these objects within
the everyday life of ancient society

* A concise bibliographical essay at the end of each chapter
refers to introductions, indices, research tools and
interpretations, and explains scholarly jargon

* Written clearly, concisely and concretely, invoking ancient
illustrations and modern parallels as appropriate.

Autor

Charles W. Hedrick Jr is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of History and Silence (2000) and the Decrees of the Demotionidai (1990), and the co-editor of Demokratia (1996) and The Birth of Democracy (1993).

Inhalt

Preface.

1. Monuments and Documents.

2. Geography.

3. Chronology.

4. Literary Texts.

5. Records.

6. Public Writing.

7. Coins.

8. Material Culture.

Index.

Rezensionen

"Detailed but lively, this book offers an introduction to the sources of evidence about ancient history. Hedrick has a keen sense of irony for the varying ways in which ancient and modern people read the same documents and he is an ideal guide to help us bridge the gap." Barry Strauss, Cornell University

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.5.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World
• Reihe/Serie: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Ancient & Classical History • Classical Studies • Geschichte • Geschichte des Altertums u. der klassischen Antike • History • Humanistische Studien
• ISBN-10: 1-4051-5233-8 / 1405152338
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-5233-4 / 9781405152334