The Whig Interpretation of HistoryIt is not as easy to understand the past as many who have written it would have us believe. The historians who look at it from the Protestant, progressive, "19th Century gentleman" viewpoint are defined by Professor Butterfield as "the Whig historians." The Whig historian studies the past with reference to the present. He looks for agency in history. And, in his search for origins and causes, he can easily select those facts that give support to his thesis and thus eliminate other facts equally important to the total picture. |
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Käyttäjän arvio - geoffreymeadows - LibraryThingThis was a good book, attacking some unnecessary assumptions, while encouraging the pursuit of historical questions. To me, this was a statement in favor of history's independence from the dominance ... Lue koko arvostelu
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Käyttäjän arvio - jontseng - LibraryThingRead today comes across as tamer (and more obvious in hindsight) that its reputation suggests. Like much of Butterfield's work elegant and teasing - you think its saying something important but you're not quite sure what it actually is. Lue koko arvostelu
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Kirjaluettelon tiedot
| Otsikko | The Whig Interpretation of History Norton Library, N318 Numero 318 / Norton library |
| Kirjoittaja | Herbert Butterfield |
| Painos | kuvitettu, uusintapainos, tarkistettu |
| Kustantaja | Norton, 1965 |
| ISBN | 0393003183, 9780393003185 |
| Pituus | 132 sivua |
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