作者:
John H. Arnold 出版社: Oxford University Press 副标题: A Very Short Introduction 出版年: 2000-6-15 页数: 136 定价: USD 11.95 装帧: Paperback 丛书:Very Short Introductions ISBN: 9780192853523
There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of histo...
There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and explores the ways these questions have been answered in the past. Concepts such as causation, interpretation, and periodization, are introduced by means of concrete examples of how historians work, giving the reader a sense of the excitement of discovering not only the past, but also ourselves.
作者简介
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约翰·H·阿诺德（John H. Arnold）是东安格利亚大学历史教师，主要研究方向是中世纪史和历史哲学。
Looking for ‘bias’ (the prejudices of the author, and the way they distort the account) may suggest that an ‘unbiased’ position can be found. This is a problem. If ‘bias’ is taken to include, as it must, the idiosyncrasies of every human being, there is no document which is ‘unbiased’. ... Without ‘bias’ (were ever such a thing possible), there would be no need for historians. So ‘bias’ is not something to find and eradicate, but rather something to hunt and embrace. (查看原文)
Very Short Introductions(共686册)，
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《Sociology》《Nutrition: A Very Short Introduction》《The Ice Age》《The Great Depression and the New Deal》《Politics》
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在书的最后作者谈到了一个问题，我们为什么要读历史。 在我看来，这个问题真的就有点像问我们为什么要读书一样。 作者的叙述中，第一个原因是，享受。引用原话（下面我会经常这样做）就是：“There is a pleasure in studying the past, just as there is in study...
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0 有用 jiu 2021-11-21 10:57:28
尝试通过VSI进行英文阅读复健。虽然也看了好久，不过其实这本还挺容易看的，概念也相对熟悉，年鉴学派蒙塔尤长时段布罗代尔屠猫记（只是好多不知道在英文里如何表达，有种故人重逢感QWQ）但是看英文真是水过鸭背不进脑子嗷嗷！对照中译本，是李里峰老师翻的哎！不过发现看几页对几页翻译，还不如看一章对一章翻译。希望你多看两本乌乌，鸠崽加油！
0 有用 amorphous 2014-09-28 14:16:29
The book is so enjoyable that I suspect I shouldn't be reading it at all.
1 有用 无尘 2016-08-30 01:02:52
只能说算是英文历史书入门了
0 有用 多吃蔬菜 2019-08-29 05:24:33
To study history is to visit a foreign nation. It allows ourselves to understand better where "home" is.
0 有用 athanos 2023-02-15 03:33:52 广东
内容显得浮光掠影，但是这个举重若轻的文风读起来一点也不累。还是历史学者的文字明白晓畅啊。
0 有用 沙丘 2024-04-06 00:33:22 上海
通过几个小的故事说明历史如何编纂，历史学何以成为历史学。
0 有用 athanos 2023-02-15 03:33:52 广东
内容显得浮光掠影，但是这个举重若轻的文风读起来一点也不累。还是历史学者的文字明白晓畅啊。
0 有用 己注销 2022-03-04 04:39:18
简述了历史写作宗旨的改变过程，写作来源的加工提炼推断过程以及不同写作方式的局限性。最后结合以上历史写作的种种特点，作者简述了他认为要阅读历史的三个原因。//特点是通过事例论证，比较有趣，同时深入浅出。看完较能理解应该如何更为客观地看待历史以及历史书籍。
0 有用 热心青年发条Q 2022-02-26 23:52:14
关于历史这个学科本身的思维方式和方法论
0 有用 ABC 2021-12-23 19:50:06
关于历史学的小入门。