EBOOK History: A Very Short Introduction

There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as        free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those        stories end. John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how        we study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about        various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and explores the ways        these questions have been answered in the past. Concepts such as        causation,interpretation, and periodization, are introduced by means of concrete        examples of how historians work, giving the reader a sense of the excitement of        discovering not only the past, but also ourselves.