The Science of History in Victorian Britain

Author	: Ian Hesketh
Publisher	: Routledge
Total Pages	: 242
Release	: 2015-07-22
ISBN-10	: 9781317322962
ISBN-13	: 1317322967
Rating	: 4/5 (967 Downloads)

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Download or read book The Science of History in Victorian Britain written by Ian Hesketh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hesketh challenges accepted notions of a single scientific approach to history. Instead, he draws on a variety of sources – monographs, lectures, correspondence – from eminent Victorian historians to uncover numerous competing discourses.

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