The Anatomy of Historical Knowledge

Originally published in 1977. In this major work, an overview of the structure of historical writing, Maurice Mandelbaum clarifies some of the problems concerning the nature of history as a discipline, of what constitutes explanation in history, and whether historical knowledge is as reliable as oth...

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Hoofdauteur: Mandelbaum, Maurice
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The Anatomy of Historical Knowledge
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