Glossary of approaches to history

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Berger, Stefan, author

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There never has been just one way of writing history. Since the earliest days of human society, stories of triumph and tragedy were shared around the fire; later, songs were sung, walls painted, ta...

There never has been just one way of writing history. Since the earliest days of human society, stories of triumph and tragedy were shared around the fire; later, songs were sung, walls painted, tapestries sewn, scrolls filled and books printed. But this guide will focus specifically on the schools of historical thought which have dominated the discipline since the emergence of the "professional" historian in late-eighteenth century Europe - beginning with Leopold von Ranke. From political and intellectual histories to postcolonial and gender histories, beginners are here introduced to some of the most popular and prevailing approaches in historiography.

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