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Historiae mundi : studies in universal history /
Universal History is a type of history that attempts to explain the world beyond the immediate surroundings of the author. It reflects a desire to synthesise the mass of written and oral knowledge about the past and to introduce a systematic interpretation. The purpose of this collection is to re-ex...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique Actes de congrès eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury,
2010.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | Universal History is a type of history that attempts to explain the world beyond the immediate surroundings of the author. It reflects a desire to synthesise the mass of written and oral knowledge about the past and to introduce a systematic interpretation. The purpose of this collection is to re-examine the notion of Universal Historiography with a focus on its appearance in the Greek and Roman world and on the legacy that ancient authors offered to later generations. Fifteen new essays by a diverse set of international scholars tackle questions of definition, and illustrate the diversity of. |
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| Description: | "This collection is based on the papers given at an international conference (Universal Historiography in Antiquity and Beyond) which took place at the University of Manchester in June 2007"--Preface |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781472519801 1472519809 9781472540744 1472540743 0715638335 9780715638330 |