{"product_id":"recent-themes-in-historical-thinking-historians-in-conversation-paperback","title":"Recent Themes in Historical Thinking: Historians in Conversation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald A. Yerxa\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compendium of keen insights into new approaches and methods for historical inquiry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribed as \"the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e for history,\" \u003ci\u003eHistorically Speaking\u003c\/i\u003e has emerged as one of the most distinctive historical publications in recent years, actively seeking out contributions from a pantheon of leading voices in historical discourse from both inside and outside academia. \u003ci\u003eRecent Themes in Historical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e represents some of the best writing on historiography to appear in the past five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prominent historians featured in this collection of essays and interviews drawn from \u003ci\u003eHistorically Speaking\u003c\/i\u003e comment on such wide-ranging topics as the impact of postmodernism on the field, the relationship between professional and popular history, the importance of historical consciousness, and the limitations of the field in its current state. A special feature of this volume is a lively forum on counterfactuals, the might-have-beens of history. The volume in general and the forum in particular illustrate the value of ongoing conversation between historians in advancing historical investigation and enriching debate and discussion within and beyond the academic setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned as an accessible point of entry for students and interested general readers, \u003ci\u003eRecent Themes in Historical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e opens new vistas for understanding the methods of historiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald A. Yerxa\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant director of the \u003ci\u003eHistorical Society\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of Historically Speaking. A professor of history at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts, Yerxa is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Burning of Falmouth, 1775\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAdmirals and Empire: The United States Navy and the Caribbean, 1898-1945\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eSpecies of Origins: America's Search for a Creation Story.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8.91 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52626380620083,"sku":"9781570037412","price":48.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aDgrQ2dOWE1SYk9hajJwOVFZbFRPdz09.webp?v=1762066627","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/recent-themes-in-historical-thinking-historians-in-conversation-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}