{"product_id":"historical-evidence-and-argument-9780299214104","title":"Historical Evidence and Argument","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorians know about the past because they examine the evidence. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut what exactly is \"evidence,\" how do historians know what it means--and how can we trust them to get it right? Historian David Henige tackles such questions of historical reliability head-on in his skeptical, unsparing, and acerbically witty \u003ci\u003eHistorical Evidence and Argument\u003c\/i\u003e. \"Systematic doubt\" is his watchword, and he practices what he preaches through a variety of insightful assessments of historical controversies--for example, over the dating of artifacts and the textual analysis of translated documents. Skepticism, Henige contends, forces us to recognize the limits of our knowledge, but is also a positive force that stimulates new scholarship to counter it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Henige\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 6.14w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299214104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 2049\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Henige is the African studies bibliographer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and editor of several national series on African history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40234718920819,"sku":"9.7803E+12","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_28a81eb5-836f-4281-9587-869f4d8af525.jpg?v=1657026933","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/historical-evidence-and-argument-9780299214104","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}