{"product_id":"9780300195255","title":"On Historical Distance","description":"Conceptions of distance are foundational to historical thought, but Mark Salber Phillips gives the idea new subtlety and meaning. He argues that distance is a matter not just of time and space but also of form, affect, ideology, and understanding. In this exceptionally wide-ranging study, Phillips examines Renaissance, Enlightenment, and contemporary histories, as well as a broad spectrum of historical genres—including local history, literary history, counter-factual fiction, history painting, and museology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOn Historical Distance \u003c\/i\u003eis a fascinating and very important book that should be read by all historians. Beautifully written in elegant, economical and engaging prose, the book wears its considerable learning very lightly. A deeply original, challenging and thought-provoking study of the evolving history of history by one of our leading historians of historiography, this book should provoke a lively debate among historians and should be assigned as essential reading for classes on historical methods and historiography.”—John Marshall, John Hopkins University","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075982672112,"sku":"9780300195255","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780300195255_p0.jpg?v=1763670300","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780300195255","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}