Selected Writings of Lord Acton, Volume 2 -- Essays in the Study & Writing of History (Paperback)


"History compels us to fasten on abiding issues and rescues us from the temporary and transient."Volume II brings together Acton's distinguished writings on history. Included is his famous Inaugural Lecture at Cambridge, "The Study of History."Writing on many diverse topics, Acton argues that history demonstrates progress and unity through the story of liberty and that the study of history should be impartial, based on archival research, and founded in moral judgment.

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"History compels us to fasten on abiding issues and rescues us from the temporary and transient."Volume II brings together Acton's distinguished writings on history. Included is his famous Inaugural Lecture at Cambridge, "The Study of History."Writing on many diverse topics, Acton argues that history demonstrates progress and unity through the story of liberty and that the study of history should be impartial, based on archival research, and founded in moral judgment.

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Imprint

Liberty Fund

Country of origin

United States

Release date

August 1986

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Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

August 1986

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Dimensions

230 x 155 x 34mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

580

ISBN-13

978-0-86597-049-6

Barcode

9780865970496

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LSN

0-86597-049-1



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