In this brillant meditation on conceptions of history, Le Goff traces the evolution of the historian's craft. Examining real and imagined oppositions between past and present, ancient and modern, oral and written history, "History and Memory" reveals the strands of continuity that have characterized historiography from ancient Mesopotamia to modern Europe.
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In this brillant meditation on conceptions of history, Le Goff traces the evolution of the historian's craft. Examining real and imagined oppositions between past and present, ancient and modern, oral and written history, "History and Memory" reveals the strands of continuity that have characterized historiography from ancient Mesopotamia to modern Europe.
Imprint | Columbia University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism |
Release date | November 1992 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | November 1992 |
Authors | Jacques Le Goff |
Translators | Steven Rendall, Elizabeth Claman |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Trade binding |
Pages | 288 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-231-07590-9 |
Barcode | 9780231075909 |
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LSN | 0-231-07590-1 |