Ancient History - Monuments and Documents

Informationen zum Autor Charles W. Hedrick Jr is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of History and Silence (2000) and the Decrees of the Demotionidai (1990), and the co-editor of Demokratia (1996) and The Birth of Democracy (1993). Klappentext If students are to "do" history, as opposed to "reading" it, they must learn how to engage with historical sources. Ancient Hostory: Monuments and Documents introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods, and sources employed in "doing" ancient history. It gives them a sense of the nature of evidence and its use in the reconstruction of the past, helping them to read a historical narrative with more critical appreciation; and it encourages them to consider the differences between their own academic experience of ancient sources - books, inscriptions, coins, and the like - and the use of these same objects within the everyday life of ancient society. Charles W. Hedrick, Jr. writes clearly, concisely, and concretely, invoking ancient illustrations and modern parallels as appropriate. Zusammenfassung This book introduces students to the chief disciplines! methods and sources employed in "doing" ancient history! as opposed to "reading" it. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. 1. Monuments and Documents. 2. Geography. 3. Chronology. 4. Literary Texts. 5. Records. 6. Public Writing. 7. Coins. 8. Material Culture. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Hedrick, Charles W Hedrick, Charles W. Hedrick, Cw Hedrick
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2005
• EAN: 9781405106580
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-0658-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Blackwell Introductions to the; Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval