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Historical imagination /

This book examines the threshold between what historians consider to be proper, imagination-free history and the malpractice of excessive imagination, asking where the boundary between the two sits and the limits of permitted imagination for the historian. Supporting theory with relatable examples,...

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Main Author:	Staley, David J., 1963- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2021.
Subjects:	Historiography. Imagination.

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