French Historians 1900-2000: New Historical Writing in Twentieth-Century France

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French Historians 1900-2000: New Historical Writing in Twentieth-Century France

Editor(s): Philip Daileader, Philip Whalen

Published Online: 19 MAR 2010

Print ISBN: 9781405198677

Online ISBN: 9781444323658

DOI: 10.1002/9781444323658

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French Historians 1900-2000: The New Historical Writing in Twentieth-Century France examines the lives and writings of 40 of France's great twentieth-century historians.

  • Blends biography with critical analysis of major works, placing the work of the French historians in the context of their life stories
  • Includes contributions from over 30 international scholars
  • Provides English-speaking readers with a new insight into the key French historians of the last century

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xxx)

    2. Chapter 1

      Maurice Agulhon (1926–) (pages 1–10)

      Peter McPhee

    3. Chapter 2

      Philippe Ariès (1914–1984) (pages 11–22)

      Patrick H. Hutton

    4. Chapter 3

      Jacques Berque (1910–1995) (pages 23–37)

      James Whidden

    5. Chapter 4

      Marc Bloch (1886–1944) (pages 38–61)

      Francine Michaud

    6. Chapter 5

      Fernand Braudel (1902–1985) (pages 62–76)

      Eric R. Dursteler

    7. Chapter 6

      Michel De Certeau (1925–1986) (pages 77–92)

      Willem Frijhoff

    8. Chapter 7

      Roger Chartier (1945–) (pages 93–104)

      Laura Mason

    9. Chapter 8

      Pierre Chaunu (1923–2009) (pages 105–111)

      David Stewart

    10. Chapter 9

      Louis Chevalier (1911–2001) (pages 112–135)

      Barrie M. Ratcliffe

    11. Chapter 10

      Alain Corbin (1936–) (pages 136–143)

      Peter McPhee

    12. Chapter 11

      Jean Delumeau (1923–) (pages 144–163)

      Thomas Worcester

    13. Chapter 12

      Jacques Droz (1909–1998) (pages 164–179)

      Joseph Tendler

    14. Chapter 13

      Georges Duby (1919–1996) (pages 180–201)

      Leah Shopkow

    15. Chapter 14

      Bernard Faÿ (1893–1978) (pages 202–217)

      John L. Harvey

    16. Chapter 15

      Lucien Febvre (1878–1956) (pages 218–238)

      Wallace Kirsop

    17. Chapter 16

      Marc Ferro (1924–) (pages 239–251)

      Kevin J. Callahan

    18. Chapter 17

      Michel Foucault (1926–1984) (pages 252–270)

      James A. Winders

    19. Chapter 18

      François Furet (1927–1997) (pages 271–284)

      Marvin R. Cox

    20. Chapter 19

      Etienne Gilson (1884–1978) (pages 285–305)

      Philip Daileader

    21. Chapter 20

      Jacques Godechot (1907–1989) (pages 306–316)

      Emmet Kennedy

    22. Chapter 21

      Pierre Goubert (1915–) (pages 317–327)

      James B. Collins

    23. Chapter 22

      Elie Halévy (1870–1937) (pages 328–343)

      Philip Daileader

    24. Chapter 23

      Paul Hazard (1878–1944) (pages 344–359)

      Leonore Loft

    25. Chapter 24

      Ernest Labrousse (1895–1988) (pages 360–370)

      Mark Potter

    26. Chapter 25

      Jacques Le Goff (1924–) (pages 371–393)

      Joëlle Rollo-Koster

    27. Chapter 26

      Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (1929–) (pages 394–416)

      Jeffrey A. Bowman

    28. Chapter 27

      Georges Lefebvre (1874–1959) (pages 417–427)

      Lawrence Harvard Davis

    29. Chapter 28

      Albert Mathiez (1874–1932) (pages 428–436)

      James Friguglietti

    30. Chapter 29

      Roland Mousnier (1907–1993) (pages 437–443)

      Sharon Kettering

    31. Chapter 30

      Pierre Nora (1931–) (pages 444–460)

      Richard C. Holbrook

    32. Chapter 31

      Mona Ozouf (1931–) (pages 461–474)

      Harvey Chisick

    33. Chapter 32

      Michelle Perrot (1928–) (pages 475–485)

      Denise Z. Davidson

    34. Chapter 33

      Henri Pirenne (1862–1935) (pages 486–500)

      Walter Prevenier

    35. Chapter 34

      René Rémond (1918–2007) (pages 501–512)

      Samuel Kalman

    36. Chapter 35

      Daniel Roche (1935–) (pages 513–526)

      Harvey Chisick

    37. Chapter 36

      Gaston Roupnel (1871–1946) (pages 527–544)

      Philip Whalen

    38. Chapter 37

      Henry Rousso (1954–) (pages 545–555)

      Hugo Frey and Christopher Flood

    39. Chapter 38

      Pierre de Saint Jacob (1905–1960) (pages 556–563)

      James B. Collins

    40. Chapter 39

      Henri Sée (1864–1936) (pages 564–572)

      Mark Potter

    41. Chapter 40

      François Simiand (1873–1935) (pages 573–588)

      Philip Whalen

    42. Chapter 41

      Albert Soboul (1914–1982) (pages 589–598)

      Peter McPhee

    43. Chapter 42

      Michel Vovelle (1933–) (pages 599–610)

      Peter McPhee

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