A deconstruction of the modern history book as artifact, How to Read a History Book explains who writes history books, how the writers are trained, and why they write them. It also discusses genre, bias (political and otherwise) and how to read history books between the lines. Written for undergraduates, intro graduate students and anyone with an informed interest in the subject, How to Read a History Book demonstrates that, rather than being objects that fall from the sky, history books are actually socially-constructed artifacts reflecting all the contradictions of modern meritocratic capitalism.
- ISBN10 1780997299
- ISBN13 9781780997292
- Publish Date 26 January 2018
- Publish Status Unknown
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint John Hunt Publishing
- Format Paperback
- Pages 152
- Language English