New Perspectives on Historical Writing - Softcover

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9780745610825: New Perspectives on Historical Writing

Softcover

ISBN 10: 074561082X ISBN 13: 9780745610825

Publisher: Polity Press, 1992

The second edition of this vivid and comprehensive account of the Aztecs updates the original text with new descriptions of major archaeological sites and expanded coverage of codices, religion, and areas distant from the capital. Dozens of photographs and illustrations have been added, making this the most informative and up–to–date treatment of Aztec civilization

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Review:

′A must for all historians.′ Carlo Ginzburg, Department of History, University of California

′An excellent conspectus of what has been happening recently in social history, women′s history, oral history, the history of material culture and many other branches.′ Times Higher Education Supplement

′This is a useful volume for the training courses in historical method which are now proliferating.′ Economic History Review

From the Back Cover:

Now available in paperback, this book is a wide–ranging and up–to–date account of the most exciting and important developments in the methodology and practice of history.

The volume covers many new, interdisciplinary areas of historical research, including historical anthropology, women′s history, history of the body, history of images, oral history, history of reading, history of material culture, microhistory, political history and history from below. Each chapter analyses the key contributions to the field concerned and outlines the prospects for future developments.

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