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? Extraction code: u5fx Title: Skills of History
Author: [America] Barbara W. tuchman
Translator: Zhang Xiaoduo
Douban score: 7.9
Press: Sanhui Books/CITIC Publishing House
Publication year: 20 16-2
Pages: 300
Content introduction:
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In this sharp and concise work, the popular American historian Barbara W. tuchman discusses the skills of historians and many historical events. Including tuchman's careful thinking about the role of historians, his amazing insight into the past and present of the United States, and his profound observation of international events. Tuchman always looks at history in a unique way and learns from what she sees.
The articles in this book span more than 40 years. tuchman has covered a series of eclectic themes: Israeli, China, Roosevelt's campaign train, Freud's explanation of Woodrow Wilson ... These wonderful articles condense and present the "historical memory" that he has been pondering all his life.
Should historians be artists? Consciously using artistic techniques should of course be one of his tools. Macaulay said he was half a poet and half a philosopher. I don't expect to reach his height in either respect. I consider myself a storyteller and narrator, but what I said is true, not fiction.
Barbara W. tuchman
Editor's recommendation
1 With the help of the August artillery fire, Stilwell and the Americans' experience in China191-1945, a writer and historian who won the Pulitzer Prize twice, revealed the "secret" behind his amazing talent to readers in this book.
2. How to collect materials? How to write a biography? How to capture the reader's heart with narration? How to restore historical scenes ... Whether you like listening to stories or want to write stories, tuchman's writing guide is essential.
3. The second and third parts of this book respectively show how tuchman used her "historical skills": she accurately described the thinking and behavior of key figures such as Wilson, morgenthau and Kissinger before major historical moments with extremely gifted words; She pondered the running system and prospect of the world through historical events such as the founding of Israel, Vietnam War and Watergate Incident.
Celebrity and media recommendation
It is unprecedented that she brings readers so close to the past history.
-Fei Zhengqing
Convincing and fascinating ... for non-professionals who want to study history, there is no better primer.
-Chicago Sun Times
It is provocative, clear-cut, beautifully written and readable, and history lovers must not miss it.
the baltimore sun
Readers who have benefited a lot from tuchman's dabbling in history and international affairs can also find pleasure in these decades-long articles and speeches.
-Foreign affairs
For readers who want to learn the "skills" of historians, the articles included in this book are very precious and charming guides. History students, especially those about to enter the graduate stage, will find tuchman's advice very helpful.
Bruce Cole, The Wall Street Journal
About the author:
Barbara W. tuchman (19 12- 1989), a famous American historian and writer, is based on Gunfire in August and Stilwell and the American Experience in China 1963 and 1972. His works are highly praised by readers and historians such as Fei Zhengqing.
Oliver B. Pollack once wrote: "As a historian, tuchman is not writing for other historians;" In her works, between the lines, millions of readers feel the beauty of history through her words. "