![]() ![]() Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. The concept, a pocket-sized introduction to the problems of an academic field is easy enough to copy, but there is more to the success of the series than that. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. The format has been ripped-off by other publishers. Concepts such as causation, interpretation, and periodization, are introduced by means of concrete examples of how historians work, giving the reader a sense of the excitement of discovering not only the past, but also ourselves. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and explores the ways these questions have been answered in the past. published by Oxford University Press (2000) Unknown Binding 389 ratings See all formats and editions eTextbook 7.49 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Paperback 3.86 - 11.95 41 Used from 3.86 27 New from 6. John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history. John Arnold History: A Very Short Introduction 10th (tenth) Edition by Arnold, John H. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation. There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnolds Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history. ![]()
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