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cekwrites's review against another edition
3.0
actual rating: 3 stars
perfectly average. the writing was engaging, but there were a WHOLE lot of metaphors.
read for Intro to Historical Research with Dr. Mateusevich [HIST 2180] at Seton Hall University.
perfectly average. the writing was engaging, but there were a WHOLE lot of metaphors.
read for Intro to Historical Research with Dr. Mateusevich [HIST 2180] at Seton Hall University.
ryukwalker's review against another edition
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
sky_reaper's review
4.0
Well, this book is unexpectedly good, with a metaphorical premise, which is the painting and cover of this book, The Wanderer above a Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich.
It starts with the introduction of the study of history as contradictory and ambiguous, yet it opens the possibility for an uncertain future, in which the historians try to map out using the past and the present. The landscape of history might leave you in this exhilarating sense of significance and insignificance in the spectrum of time and space, but in the end, a worthwhile endeavor, as we see things in its context.
This would be an appropriate introductory guide to those who are majoring in history -- with it tackling part philosophy of history and part historiography. For those who are still studying history, a good refresher course. Reading this made me felt like I'm back in my classes in the past xD
It starts with the introduction of the study of history as contradictory and ambiguous, yet it opens the possibility for an uncertain future, in which the historians try to map out using the past and the present. The landscape of history might leave you in this exhilarating sense of significance and insignificance in the spectrum of time and space, but in the end, a worthwhile endeavor, as we see things in its context.
This would be an appropriate introductory guide to those who are majoring in history -- with it tackling part philosophy of history and part historiography. For those who are still studying history, a good refresher course. Reading this made me felt like I'm back in my classes in the past xD
prisonhistoryguy's review against another edition
4.0
Gaddis gives a well written, accessible pep talk to historians in this small work. It's always good to think about the things we do automatically as historians and why we do them.