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Is History Fiction? Ann Curthoys 2 Revised edition
Is History Fiction?
Ann Curthoys
The title question becomes a rabbit-hole through which we tumble in search of an answer, encountering everyone from Herodotus to Humphrey Bogart along the way. Is History Fiction? is an invaluable guide on how to weld creative thinking and sound research into meaningful history, and how to understand the different arguments that have abounded throughout time regarding the nature of history.
Publisher Marketing: The relationship between history and fiction has always been a controversial one. Can we ever know that a historical narrative is giving us a true account of what actually happened? Provocative and fascinating, this book is an original and insightful examination of the ways in which history is - and might be - written. It traces History's double...
Contributor Bio: Curthoys, Ann Ann Curthoys is a professor of history at the Australian National University. She is the author of Writing Histories. Contributor Bio: Docker, John docker is adjunct senior fellow at the humanities research centre, australian national university.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 9, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780472036509 |
| Publishers | The University of Michigan Press |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 23 mm · 476 g |
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