The Science of History in Victorian Britain

The Science of History in Victorian Britain
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Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9781317322962
ISBN-13 : 1317322967
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Book Synopsis The Science of History in Victorian Britain by : Ian Hesketh

Download or read book The Science of History in Victorian Britain written by Ian Hesketh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hesketh challenges accepted notions of a single scientific approach to history. Instead, he draws on a variety of sources – monographs, lectures, correspondence – from eminent Victorian historians to uncover numerous competing discourses.


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