TY  - GEN
T1  - History in the making
A1  - Elliott, J. H. (John Huxtable)
LA  - English
PP  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
YR  - 2012
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn811400605
AB  - From the vantage point of nearly sixty years devoted to research and the writing of history, J.H. Elliott steps back from his work to consider the progress of historical scholarship. From his own experiences as a historian of Spain, Europe, and the Americas, he provides a deft and sharp analysis of the work that historians do and how the field has changed since the 1950s. The author begins by explaining the roots of his interest in Spain and its past, then analyzes the challenges of writing the history of a country other than one's own. In succeeding chapters he offers acute observations on such topics as the history of national and imperial decline, political history, biography, and art and cultural history. Elliott concludes with an assessment of changes in the approach to history over the past half-century, including the impact of digital technology, and argues that a comprehensive vision of the past remains essential. Professional historians, students of history, and those who read history for pleasure will find in Elliott's delightful book a new appreciation of what goes into the shaping of historical works and how those works in turn can shape the world of thought and action.
OP  - 249
CN  - DP63 .E35 2012eb
SN  - 9780300187014
SN  - 0300187017
SN  - 9786613883766
SN  - 661388376X
SN  - 9780300186383
SN  - 030018638X
SN  - 9781283571319
SN  - 1283571315
KW  - Elliott, J. H. : (John Huxtable)
KW  - Spain : Historiography.
KW  - Historiography.
KW  - Historiographie.
KW  - historiography.
KW  - HISTORY : Europe : Spain & Portugal.
KW  - HISTORY : Historiography.
KW  - Historiography
KW  - Spain
ER  -