The Practice of History

The new edition of G. R. Elton's classic work is a wide-ranging, succinct and practical introduction for all students and general readers of history. It makes a major contribution to the question "what is history?".

G. R. 埃尔顿（1921－1994），执教于剑桥大学历史系，历任钦定近代史讲座教授（1983－1988），皇家历史学会主席（1972－1976）等。埃尔顿在英国近代政治史等领域成果卓著，享有盛誉，代表作有The Tudor Revolution in Government , England under the Tudors, The Parliament of England 1559-1581等。