{"product_id":"a-concise-companion-to-history-9780199660308","title":"A Concise Companion to History","description":"What is our relationship with the past? A quiet revolution has transformed the ways in which History provides us with answers. Indeed, not so long ago the very question might have seemed odd. But in recent decades the solid moorings to which History was seemingly tethered have proved less\u003cbr\u003esecure than earlier supposed. That realization has produced some discomfiture, but also many more opportunities for approaching worlds with which we have lost connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo single book can hope to reflect all the ways in which History has 'changed with the times' nor can, or should, a volume with numerous contributors speak with one voice. Yet the \u003cem\u003eCompanion\u003c\/em\u003e does range widely, addressing key themes and structures from new areas of enquiry as well as providing fresh\u003cbr\u003etreatment of established fields; and it does mark a significant departure in a genre still shaped by stories that are predominantly Western. It reflects a practice of history that seeks global connections and pioneers a sustained dialogue between historians specializing in the history of particular\u003cbr\u003econtinents. It does not, in the sharply ridiculing phrase of one historian, compare the Ashanti empire to the British empire. But the scholars writing in this book build on the much greater awareness that 'Western' achievements and claims to modernity were often not as unique as once portrayed, and\u003cbr\u003ethat the history of interconnections and multi-centric developments of different civilisations is crucial for a proper critical understanding of the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEscorted by some of the world's leading historians, readers of the \u003cem\u003eCompanion\u003c\/em\u003e will find pages an indispensable guide to what history is today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ulinka Rublack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199660308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUlinka Rublack\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches early modern European history at Cambridge University and is a Fellow of St John's College. One of the most original historians of her generation, she is widely known for her books \u003cem\u003eReformation Europe\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Crimes of Women in Early Modern Germany\u003c\/em\u003e (the latter published by Oxford University Press) and, more recently, \u003cem\u003eDressing Up: Cultural Identity in Renaissance Europe\u003c\/em\u003e, which is also published by Oxford University Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39934242160755,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6b75cf4c-2373-4bd9-a49a-957ce0088bca.jpg?v=1647878530","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-concise-companion-to-history-9780199660308","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}