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The Idea of History

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This book is the result of posthumous compilation and selection of Collingwood's papers. It is divided into two main sections. The first includes the introduction and a highly suggestive study of historiography, from Herodotus and Thucydides to the present day. The second consists of seven essays on philosophical problems related to the historian's task.

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The Idea of History, Robin G. Collingwood

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1961
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Title
The Idea of History
Language
English
Released
1961
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Paperback
ISBN10
019881027X
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9780198810278
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This book is the result of posthumous compilation and selection of Collingwood's papers. It is divided into two main sections. The first includes the introduction and a highly suggestive study of historiography, from Herodotus and Thucydides to the present day. The second consists of seven essays on philosophical problems related to the historian's task.