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The Combing of History Hardback - 1994 - 1st Edition

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Author: Cohen, David William
ISBN: 9780226112770

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How is historical knowledge produced? And how do silence and forgetting figure in the knowledge we call history? Taking us through time and across the globe, David William Cohen's exploration of these questions exposes the circumstantial nature of history. His investigation uncovers the conventions and paradigms that govern historical knowledge and historical texts and reveals the economic, social, and political forces at play in the production of history.

Drawing from a wide range of examples, including African legal proceedings, German and American museum exhibits, Native American commemorations, public and academic debates, and scholarly research, David William Cohen explores the "walls and passageways" between academic and non-academic productions of history.

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Title The Combing of History
Author David William Cohen
Binding Hardback
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 290
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Publication date 1994-07
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
ISBN 9780226112770 / 0226112772
Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
Dimensions 9.3 x 6.26 x 0.94 in (23.62 x 15.90 x 2.39 cm)
Category History - General History
Library of Congress subjects United States - History, History - Methodology
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 93034883
Dewey Decimal Code 901

About the author

David William Cohen is professor of history and anthropology and director of the International Institute at the University of Michigan.

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