Historiography : an introductory guide / Eileen Ka-May Cheng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cheng, Eileen Ka-May.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historiography.

Art--History.

Art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 ways that historians have def

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1; Art and Science? in Renaissance and Early Modern Historical Writing; 2; Enlightenment and Philosophical History; 3; Romantic and Critical History; 4; Scientific History and Its Challengers; 5; Social History, Fragmentation, and the Revival of Narrative; 6; History and Historiography in Global Perspective; Notes; Appendix; Suggestions for Further Reading; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613607799

9781441135995

1441135995

9781280578045

1280578041

9781441148773

1441148779

OCLC:

787843567