A history of histories : epics, chronicles, romances and inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the twentieth century
Burrow, J. W. (John Wyon), 1935-20092009
Book
One of Britain's leading intellectual historians describes the intellectual impact that the study and consideration of the past has had in the western world, treating the study of history not as an isolated pursuit but as an aspect of human society and an essential part of the cultural history of Europe and America.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2009.
Collation:
xix, 552 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2007.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780140283792 (pbk)
Dewey class:
907.2907.2BUR
Language:
English
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BRN:
828702