Ann curthoys professor of history at the university of sydney, australia. Drawn from decades of experience, this is a concise and highly practical guide to writing history. Buy australias first cold war, 19451953 by ann curthoys editor, john merritt editor online at alibris. It traces historys doubleness and divided nature, beginning with its. She writes about many aspects of australian history, including aboriginaleuropean relations, chinese in colonial australia, media history, transnational history, feminism, and genocide, as well as about the theory and practice of historical writing. It traces history s doubleness and divided nature, the relationship between history and fiction has always been a controversial one. Ann curthoys is a wellknown historian and public intellectual. Provocative and fascinating, this book is an original and insightful examination of the ways in which history isand might bewritten.
The book examines the twosided face of history, on one, a series of written records indicating hard evidence of events or phenomena, and on the other, a collection of stories, myths, legends, and denials that oftentimes create an alternative interpretation of events long. Books by ann curthoys author of is history fiction. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He inspired his students, and indeed his peers, to have faith in their projects, believe in the value of history generally, realise that historical writing is always a performance, and aim high in their writing. The relationship between history and fiction has always been a controversial one. Professor anne curthoys is one of the reasons why i love australian history. Ann curthoys and john docker, unsw press, sydney, 2006. She has written on a wide variety of topics in australian history, including indigenous history, chinese immigration, women and work, television and journalism. Sage reference the boundaries of history and fiction.
A short history of everybody for the last 00 years 1997, geoffrey blaineys a very short history of the world 2007 and a short history of the twentieth century 2005, and robin foxs the classical world 2005. In this second edition, curthoys and docker bring their history of history up to the present in their study. Ann curthoys john docker the relationship between history and fiction is a lively and troubled one. Ann curthoys is manning clark professor of history at the australian national university. Sage video bringing teaching, learning and research to life. Ann curthoys is an australian research council professorial fellow at the university of sydney. Sage reference the sage handbook of historical theory. Facts, fictions, and the writing of history, duke university press. She also writes on questions of historical theory and method.
Australias first cold war, 19451953 by ann curthoys. Yet it also explains why history has been a source of sometimes bitter disputes. We dedicate this electronic edition of writing histories. Buy is history fiction second edition large type large print edition by curthoys, ann isbn.
John docker the relationship between history and fiction has always been a controversial one. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Provocative and fascinating, this book is an original and insightful examination of the ways in which history is and might bewritten. The following works consider the theory of writing, or explore literary devices and strategies which are used in historical writing. Aimed at all kinds of people who write history academic historians, public historians, professional historians, family historians and students of all levels the book includes a wide range of examples from many genres and styles. Sage business cases real world cases at your fingertips. Writing with john docker, curthoys published is history fiction. How to write history that people want to read ebook. In this second edition, curthoys and docker bring their history of history up to the present in their study of the history wars and new approaches to world history and environmental history. Ann curthoys and john docker have written a fluent and cleverly constructed book about history. Ann curthoys commitment to aboriginal rights was developed on the freedom ride and has stayed with her ever since. It traces history s doubleness and divided nature, beginning with its.
In a wonderful journey that starts with the classical greeks and travels through the centuries to more recent forms of history that are framed by marxism, postmodernism and feminism, john docker and ann curthoys find that history has a double character. First, like the mainstream discipline, the history of education has suffered from an incursion of divergent ideologies. Ann curthoys has 26 books on goodreads with 780 ratings. Explore books by judith curthoys with our selection at. I feel very lucky that i took her course history and theory at the australian national university. Explore books by ann curthoys with our selection at. In this important and timely book, john docker and ann curthoys trace the history of western historical writing, from the works of the classical greek historians herodotus and thucydides to the present day history wars that have polarised australian society. Provocative and fascinating, this book is an original and insightful examination of the ways in which history is and might be written. Is history fiction 2nd edition by ann curthoys, john docker. John docker is a wellknown literary and cultural critic. Ann curthoyss most popular book is archive stories. Yet in asking if history is fiction, we are also seeking to explore carrs question, what is history. The fiction of narrative essays, hayden white, john hopkins university press, baltimore, 2010. Provocative and fascinating, this book is an original and.
Historians insist that what they write is not fiction, as it must retain a fidelity to the available historical sources, those residues from the past we have inherited in the form of documents, images, memories, stories, rituals, material objects. History at war referred to anne curthoys and john dockers description of history wars in is history fiction. In this important and timely book, john docker and ann curthoys trace. She has published many books, her most recent being freedom ride. The relationship between history and fiction has always been a c. Cq press your definitive resource for politics, policy and people.
Ann curthoys s most popular book is archive stories. Apr 30, 2016 drawn from decades of experience, this is a concise and highly practical guide to writing history. Available in the national library of australia collection. His numerous books include posmodernism and popular culture. Ann curthoys is an arc professorial fellow in the history department at the university of sydney. The boundaries of history and fiction sage research methods. Provocative and fascinating, this book is an original and insightful examination of the ways in. In addition to writing about historical theory and method, she has written about many facets of australian history, especially the relations between indigenous and nonindigenous peoples. She has written on many aspects of australian history, including aboriginal policy, immigration, feminism, journalism, television, and the cold war. She has written on questions of aboriginal history, race relations and gender in colonial and modern australia, as well as on issues of historical theory and writing. An erudite, engaging and accessible book on the nature of historical thinking and writing.
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