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A history of histories : epics, chronicles, romances and inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the twentieth century

by John Burrow

This work examines the intellectual impact of historical practice in the Western world over 2,500 years. It traces the evolution of historiography from Ancient Greece to the present, analysing how the study of the past has shaped European and American cultural history.

Accession 26041 ISBN 9780713993370 Publisher Allen Lane
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