Staley, David J.

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Introduction: Imagination in history -- Imagination in the archives -- Insertions -- The modal mood in historical writing -- The historian's fancy -- What if? "This book examines the threshold between what historians consider to be proper, imagination-free history and the malpr…

"This book examines the threshold between what historians consider to be proper, imagination-free history and the malpractice of excessive imagination, asking where the boundary between the two sits and the limits of permitted imagination for the historian. Supporting theory wit…

"This book examines the threshold between what historians consider to be proper, imagination-free history and the malpractice of excessive imagination, asking where the boundary between the two sits and the limits of permitted imagination for the historian. Supporting theory wit…