To study history is to learn about oneself. And to fail to grasp the importance of the past 151 to remain ignorant of the deeds and writing of previous generations 151 is to bind oneself by the passions and prejudices of the age into which one is born. John Lukacs, one of today s most widely published historians, explains what the study of history entails, how it has been approached over the centuries, and why it should be undertaken by today s students. This guide is an invitation to become a master of the historian s craft. Author: John LukacsPages: 50, PaperbackPublisher: Christendom PressISBN: 1-882926-42-2
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Should be required for undergrads,
This review is from: Students Guide To Study Of History: History Guide (Guides To Major Disciplines) (Paperback)
Lukacs is one of the twentieth century's most formidable historiographers. In his writings (including this example), he brings both humility and humor. All of ISI's guides are for directing the thoughtful student toward good sources and thinkers in their discipline. Lukacs is no exception, serving as the undergraduate's Vergil through the Hell of the modern academy of history. He introduces the reader to some of the big names in historical writing without misguiding to the stale and transient fads of contemporary historiography. A must for any freshman interested in a history major.
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By Matthew Bailey (Sparta, TN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Students Guide To Study Of History: History Guide (Guides To Major Disciplines) (Paperback)
Excellent book that can be easily read in one sitting!
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A digest of the dead, white, and right,
By tew233 (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Students Guide To Study Of History: History Guide (Guides To Major Disciplines) (Paperback)
Lukacs' fluid writing style is this book's greatest merit. He points out a great deal of classical and modern history of outstanding merit and durability. This booklet, however, is published by the ISI's publishing house. Reading it is like being flung back into the academic culture of East Coast Universities in the 1950s. The sensation is bizarre, and horribly exclusionary. Almost any other introduction to the discipline for undergraduates would be better by showing that non-European, non-Christian stories also have merit. History is not only the study of personal and national heritage, but the trials and value of all human cultures, even those not personally relevant. The book lacks such generosity, often termed imaginative sympathy. Too bad.
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