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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Staley, David J., 1963- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2021.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Imagination in history
  • Imagination in the archives
  • Insertions
  • The modal mood in historical writing
  • The historian's fancy
  • What if?