What is History? And Other Essays (Michael Oakeshott: Selected Writings)

What is History? And Other Essays (Michael Oakeshott: Selected Writings)

Editorial Reviews
Jonathan Sumption, Spectator
"... essays which are masterpieces of their kind, from a subtle, unconventional thinker whose insights deserve a wider audience."

Book Description
A highly readable new collection of almost 30 pieces by Michael Oakeshott, almost all of which are previously unpublished, covering every decade of his intellectual career. The essays were intended mostly for lectures or seminars and retain and informal style that makes them accessible to new readers as well as those already familiar with Oakeshott's work.

What is History? And Other Essays (Michael Oakeshott: Selected Writings),Michael Joseph Oakeshott,Luke O'Sullivan,Imprint Academic,0907845835,General,Historiography,History,History & Surveys - General,History: World,Philosophy,Political,History / Historiography,History: theory & methods,Philosophy/Political

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3. A Companion To Contemporary Britain 1939-2000 (Blackwell Companions to World History)
4. A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Britain (Blackwell Companions to British History)
5. A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Britain (Blackwell Companions to British History)
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7. A Companion to the American West (Blackwell Companions to American History)
8. A Companion to the Reformation World (Blackwell Companions to European History)
9. A Companion to Western Historical Thought (Blackwell Companions to History)
10. Action as History: The Historical Thought of R.G. Collingwood (British Idealist Studies)

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