History and Historians: A Historiographical Introduction (4th Edition) - Softcover

Gilderhus, Mark T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130115827 ISBN 13: 9780130115829

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 1999

Synopsis

Surveying historical thinking in the West from ancient times to the present, this very accessible book focuses on historiography, philosophy of history, and historical methodology, introducing the main issues with thorough and balanced discussions. This comprehensive overview examines Greek, Hebrew, and Christian historiography; explores the impacts of the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, and the professionalization of history within European universities. Aims and Purposes. The Beginnings of Historical Consciousness. Historical Consciousness in the Modern Age. Philosophy of History: Speculative Approaches. Philosophy of History: Analytical Approaches. Reading, Writing, and Research. Professional History in Recent Times. For readers/students of history or anyone who is interested in the development of historical thought.

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Surveying historical thinking in the West from ancient times until the present, this very accessible text focuses on historiography, philosophy of history, and historical methodology, introducing the main issues and problems to beginning students with thorough and balanced discussions.

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This book is a brief survey of Western historical thinking from ancient times to the present and also an introduction to some of the main issues and problems in historiography, philosophy of history, and historical method. It seeks to strike a balanced coverage and to make such concerns accessible to beginning students. Novice historians need to encounter questions of theory in order to grasp the nature of the discipline, but many probably lack the prerequisites to take on R. G. Collingwood straight. This small work may ease the transition.

I want to express my thanks to former colleagues who shared some of these interests, notably George M. Dennison of the University of Montana and Harry Rosenberg, Manfred J. Enssle, Thomas J. Knight, and James E. Hansen III of Colorado State University. D. Clayton Brown, my department chair at Texas Christian University, aided in the process of putting together this fifth edition by providing support and encouragement. I also wish to thank those who reviewed the manuscript for this edition: James P Krokar, DePaul University; Douglas W. Richmond and Jerome Rodnitzky, University of Texas at Arlington; and Maxine N. Lurie, Seton Hall University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0130115827
• ISBN 13: 9780130115829
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 140