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About the Author

Patrick Manning is Andrew W. Mellon Professor of World History at the University of Pittsburgh, where he is Director of the World History Center and Director of the Center for Historical Information and Analysis. He is the author of The African Diaspora: A History through Culture (2009) and mostrar mais Navigating World History: Historians Create a Global Past (2003). His research includes African population and migration, 1650 1950, and an interdisciplinary history of early humanity. mostrar menos

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Encyclopedia of the American Left (1990) — Contribuinte, algumas edições105 cópias

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1941-06-10
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Ocupação
historian

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Years ago I figured out that Bergesen is a charlatan. In his essay here "Frankian triangles" he puts on the definitive display. What a spectacle!
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johnclaydon | Jun 6, 2014 |
I suffered through this book for a world history class, it has to be one of the driest pieces of printed material I have ever laid eyes on. When I first began reading it, I thought that it might be interesting, as it focuses on how historians document history, something I've never really thought of before. But now I know why I've never thought of it. It's boring.

Perhaps this book has simply given me a poor first impression of the subject. Manning seems out of touch with anything modern(referring to 'the internet and the world wide web'), and the book generally seems outdated, though it's supposed to be an updated version of the original, which was published in 1941. Maybe there's a book out there similar to this one that is simply amazing, written by someone else for the average curious person. Though I doubt I'll go out of my way to find it.

I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, unless you're a professor or graduate student, as the book says that is its intended audience. If you're simply curious, don't waste your time.
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LJuneOsborne | 1 outra resenha | Jun 8, 2010 |
Complete overview of the field and current debates
 
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cohoek | 1 outra resenha | May 11, 2007 |

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