{"product_id":"recent-themes-in-historical-thinking-donald-a-yerxa-9781570037412","title":"Recent Themes in Historical Thinking: Historians in Conversation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compendium of keen insights into new approaches and methods for historical inquiry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribed as \"the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e for history,\" \u003ci\u003eHistorically Speaking\u003c\/i\u003e has emerged as one of the most distinctive historical publications in recent years, actively seeking out contributions from a pantheon of leading voices in historical discourse from both inside and outside academia. \u003ci\u003eRecent Themes in Historical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e represents some of the best writing on historiography to appear in the past five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prominent historians featured in this collection of essays and interviews drawn from \u003ci\u003eHistorically Speaking\u003c\/i\u003e comment on such wide-ranging topics as the impact of postmodernism on the field, the relationship between professional and popular history, the importance of historical consciousness, and the limitations of the field in its current state. A special feature of this volume is a lively forum on counterfactuals, the might-have-beens of history. The volume in general and the forum in particular illustrate the value of ongoing conversation between historians in advancing historical investigation and enriching debate and discussion within and beyond the academic setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned as an accessible point of entry for students and interested general readers, \u003ci\u003eRecent Themes in Historical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e opens new vistas for understanding the methods of historiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald A. Yerxa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1570037418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570037412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.91h x 6.07w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 34","brand":"Donald A. Yerxa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068622434559,"sku":"9781570037412","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1d2f3a9-d780-4c91-a591-a61e4e61247d.jpg?v=1685420068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/recent-themes-in-historical-thinking-donald-a-yerxa-9781570037412","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}