{"product_id":"historical-evidence-and-argument-david-henige-9780299214104","title":"Historical Evidence and Argument","description":"\u003cp\u003eHistorians know about the past because they examine the evidence. But what exactly is \"evidence,\" how do historians know what it means--and how can we trust them to get it right? Historian David Henige tackles such questions of historical reliability head-on in his skeptical, unsparing, and acerbically witty \u003ci\u003eHistorical Evidence and Argument\u003c\/i\u003e. \"Systematic doubt\" is his watchword, and he practices what he preaches through a variety of insightful assessments of historical controversies--for example, over the dating of artifacts and the textual analysis of translated documents. Skepticism, Henige contends, forces us to recognize the limits of our knowledge, but is also a positive force that stimulates new scholarship to counter it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Henige\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299214109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299214104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 6.14w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 2049","brand":"David Henige","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946396877055,"sku":"9780299214104","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_884ae76c-01f9-41a3-9059-7f8648f9e2bf.jpg?v=1681512914","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/historical-evidence-and-argument-david-henige-9780299214104","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}