A Companion to Western Historical Thought

Copyright © 2002 by Blackwell Publishers

A Companion to Western Historical Thought

Editor(s): Lloyd Kramer, Sarah Maza

Published Online: 10 DEC 2007

Print ISBN: 9780631217145

Online ISBN: 9780470998748

DOI: 10.1002/9780470998748

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This broad survey introduces readers to the major themes, figures, traditions and theories in Western historical thought, tracing its evolution from biblical times to the present.

  • Surveys the evolution of historical thought in the Western World from biblical times to the present day.
  • Provides students with the background to contemporary historical debates and approaches.
  • Serves as a useful reference for researchers and teachers.
  • Includes chapters by 24 leading historians.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xii)

    1. Introduction (pages 1–12)

      Lloyd Kramer and Sarah Maza

  3. Part I: The Pre-Modern Origins of Western Historical Thought

    1. Chapter One

      Historiography in Ancient Israel (pages 15–34)

      John Van Seters

    2. Chapter Two

      Historical Thought in Ancient Greece (pages 35–59)

      Philip A. Stadter

    3. Chapter Three

      Historical Thought in Ancient Rome (pages 60–77)

      J. E. Lendon

    4. Chapter Four

      Historical Thought in Medieval Europe (pages 78–98)

      Gabrielle M. Spiegel

    5. Chapter Five

      Historical Thought in the Renaissance (pages 99–120)

      Paula Findlen

  4. Part II: The Shaping of Modern Western Historical Thought

    1. Chapter Six

      Historical Thought in the Era of the Enlightenment (pages 123–142)

      Johnson Kent Wright

    2. Chapter Seven

      German Historical Thought in the Age of Herder, Kant, and Hegel (pages 143–165)

      Harold Mah

    3. Chapter Eight

      German Historical Writing from Ranke to Weber (pages 168–184)

      Harry Liebersohn

    4. Chapter Nine

      National History in the Age of Michelet, Macaulay, and Bancroft (pages 185–204)

      Thomas N. Baker

    5. Chapter Ten

      Marxism and Historical Thought (pages 205–222)

      Walter L. Adamson

  5. Part III: Patterns in Twentieth-Century Westernl Historical Thought

    1. Chapter Eleven

      The Professionalization of Historical Studies and the Guiding Assumptions of Modern Historical Thought (pages 225–242)

      Georg G. Iggers

    2. Chapter Twelve

      The History of Armed Power (pages 243–261)

      Peter Paret

    3. Chapter Thirteen

      Total History and Microhistory (pages 262–276)

      David A. Bell

    4. Chapter Fourteen

      Anthropology and the History of Culture (pages 277–296)

      William M. Reddy

    5. Chapter Fifteen

      The History of Science, Or, an Oxymoronic Theory of Relativistic Objectivity (pages 297–318)

      Ken Alder

    6. Chapter Sixteen

      Language, Literary Studies, and Historical Thought (pages 319–336)

      Susan A. Crane

    7. Chapter Seventeen

      Psychology, Psychoanalysis, and Historical Thought (pages 337–356)

      Lynn Hunt

    8. Chapter Eighteen

      Redefining Historical Identities (pages 357–371)

      Carolyn J. Dean

    9. Chapter Nineteen

      Historicizing Natural Environments (pages 372–389)

      Andrew C. Isenberg

  6. Part IV: Challenges to the Boundaries of Western Historical Thought

    1. Chapter Twenty

      The New World History (pages 393–416)

      Jerry H. Bentley

    2. Chapter Twenty-One

      Postcolonial History (pages 417–431)

      Prasenjit Duara

    3. Chapter Twenty-Two

      The Multicultural History of Nations (pages 432–446)

      Donna R. Gabaccia

    4. Chapter Twenty-Three

      New Technologies and Historical Knowledge (pages 447–465)

      James M. Murray

    5. Chapter Twenty-Four

      The Visual Media and Historical Knowledge (pages 466–481)

      Robert A. Rosenstone

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      Consolidated Bibliography (pages 482–494)

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      Index (pages 495–520)

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