The truth of history / C. Behan McCullagh
- Author
- McCullagh, C. Behan
- Published
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 327 pages)
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- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1. truth and fairness of historical descriptions -- 2. truth of historical generalizations and classifications -- 3. Descriptive explanations -- 4. Historical interpretations -- 5. meaning of texts -- 6. truth of cultural history -- 7. Causal, contrastive and functional explanations -- 8. Explaining individual actions -- 9. Explaining collective actions -- 10. Explaining social changes -- 11. Should we privilege the individual?
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 0203268849 (electronic bk.)
9780203268841 (electronic bk.)
0203448758 (electronic bk.)
9780203448755 (electronic bk.)
9780415171106 (hbk.)
0415171105 (hbk.)
9780415171113
0415171113 (pbk.)
0203756991
9780203756997
9786610057238
6610057230
1134696256
9781134696253
1134696264
9781134696260
1280057238
9781280057236 - Digital File Characteristics
- data file
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-322) and indexes.
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