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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100061315451

ISBN-139780061315459

eBay Product ID (ePID)27222

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Book TitleHistorians' Fallacie : Toward a Logic of Historical Thought

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1970

TopicHistoriography, Reference, Modern / General

GenreHistory

AuthorDavid Hackett Fischer

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight11.2 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"An important book...in terms of helping an entire generation of scholars who profess to have lost confidence in being historians." -- New York Times Book Review "Historians are in [Fischer's] debt for reaffirming the functional values of their profession. And readers are in his debt for an extremely entertaining book." -- New York Times, An important book...in terms of helping an entire generation of scholars who profess to have lost confidence in being historians.

Dewey Edition18

Dewey Decimal901/.8

SynopsisIf one laughs when David Hackett Fischer sits down to play, one will stay to cheer. His book must be read three times: the first in anger, the srcond in laughter, the third in respect....The wisdom is expressed with a certin ruthlessness. Scarcly a major historian escapes unscathed. Ten thousand members of the AmericanHistorical Association will rush to the index and breathe a little easier to find their names absent.|9780061315459|