This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods and
sources employed in ‘doing’ ancient history, as opposed to
‘reading’ it. The book:
* Encourages readers to engage with historical sources, rather
than to be passive recipients of historical tales
* Gives readers a sense of the nature of evidence and its use in
the reconstruction of the past
* Helps them to read a historical narrative with more critical
appreciation
* Encourages them to consider the differences between their own
experience of ancient sources, and the use of these objects within
the everyday life of ancient society
* A concise bibliographical essay at the end of each chapter
refers to introductions, indices, research tools and
interpretations, and explains scholarly jargon
* Written clearly, concisely and concretely, invoking ancient
illustrations and modern parallels as appropriate.
Cuprins
Preface.
1. Monuments and Documents.
2. Geography.
3. Chronology.
4. Literary Texts.
5. Records.
6. Public Writing.
7. Coins.
8. Material Culture.
Index.
Despre 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).
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