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Historiography: An Introductory Guide
Dr Eileen Ka-May Cheng
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Description for Historiography: An Introductory Guide
Paperback. A primer on the complexities of history writing, and writing history. It challenges the view of historiography as an esoteric subject by presenting an overview of the history of historical writing from the Renaissance to the present, focusing primarily on the US and Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352. An Introductory Guide. 200 pages. A primer on the complexities of history writing, and writing history. It challenges the view of historiography as an esoteric subject by presenting an overview of the history of historical writing from the Renaissance to the present, focusing primarily on the US and Europe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG. Dimension: 137 x 214 x 15. Weight: 350.
This is the essential primer on the complexities of history writing, and writing history. "What is historiography?" asked the American historian Carl Becker in 1938 and professional historians continue to argue over the meaning of the term. This book challenges the view of historiography as an esoteric subject by presenting an accessible and concise overview of the history of historical writing from the Renaissance to the present, focusing primarily on the US and Europe. Historiography plays an integral role in aiding undergraduate students to better understand the nature and purpose of historical analysis more generally by examining the many conflicting ... Read more
This is the essential primer on the complexities of history writing, and writing history. "What is historiography?" asked the American historian Carl Becker in 1938 and professional historians continue to argue over the meaning of the term. This book challenges the view of historiography as an esoteric subject by presenting an accessible and concise overview of the history of historical writing from the Renaissance to the present, focusing primarily on the US and Europe. Historiography plays an integral role in aiding undergraduate students to better understand the nature and purpose of historical analysis more generally by examining the many conflicting ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441177674
SKU
V9781441177674
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99-2
About Dr Eileen Ka-May Cheng
Eileen Cheng is Associate Professor in the History Faculty at Sarah Lawrence College. Her research interests include the American Revolution and the early American Republic, American and European intellectual history, and historiography. She has published numerous journal articles and one monograph - The Plain and Noble Garb of Truth: Nationalism and Impartiality in American Historical Writing.
Reviews for Historiography: An Introductory Guide
This relatively slim volume tells the story of Western historiography since the Renaissance, keeping a clear distance from the usual progressive story line. The volume is well written; the content, reliable; and the bibliography, well selected. Summing up: Recommended.
E.A. Breisach, emeritus, Western Michigan University
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E.A. Breisach, emeritus, Western Michigan University
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