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3、elivespassed,endlessstoriestotell.History:wheretobegin?JohnArnold’sHistory:AVeryShortIntroductionisanexcellentveryshortanswer.Lucidandthoughtfullywritten,itwillinspireconfidenceinstudentswhowishtoseektheirownhistoricalanswers.’DorothyPorter,BirkbeckCollege,London‘intriguingandoriginal

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