![]() By using this comparison, I am able to understand his historical method from a different perspective. ![]() The most interesting part of Gaddis’ text on seeing like an historian in The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past is the way that the author uses a comparison between the social sciences and historical methodology to reflect on what it means to be a historian. Gaddis makes it clear that in order to see like a historian, historians must be able analyze multiple events in history through different time periods in order to draw conclusions. He believes that historians must do their best to look into the past because it is unattainable: historians cannot physically travel back in time to any event or period in history. Gaddis then explains the negative and positive aspects of his method of interpreting history. Historical landscapes are then discussed when Gaddis refers to historical consciousness and states that historians must adventure into the future while reflecting on the past. ![]() By taking his audience through the relationship between the studies of art, science, and history, Gaddis is able to expand on the importance of an effective historical method. ![]() In The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past, author John Lewis Gaddis explains the many ways to effectively interpret history, while presenting a critique of past methods. ![]()
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