History and Historiography - MSN Encarta - 0 views
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Except for the special circumstance in which historians record events they themselves have witnessed, historical facts can only be known through intermediary sources.
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Matt Esterman on 02 Mar 09this is useful...
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mistaken, fragmentary, or nearly unintelligible after long periods of cultural or linguistic change. Historians, therefore, have to assess their evidence with a critical eye.
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A very useful overview of what history and histoiography is including a chronological overview of the writing of history from ancient Greece to now. Also includes various non-Western ideas.
