A Concise History of History: Global Historiography from Antiquity to the Present van Daniel Woolf is een Engelstalig gedrukt boek. Deze titel is geschikt voor studenten in het hoger onderwijs.
This short history of history is an ideal introduction for those studying or teaching the subject as part of courses on the historian's craft, historical theory and method, and historiography. Spanning the earliest known forms of historical writing in the ancient Near East right through to the present and covering developments in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, it also touches on the latest topics and debates in the field, such as 'Big History', 'Deep History' and the impact of the electronic age. It features timelines listing major dynasties or regimes throughout the world alongside historiographical developments; guides to key thinkers and seminal historical works; further reading; a glossary of terms; and sample questions to promote further debate at the end of each chapter. This is a truly global account of the process of progressive intercultural contact that led to the hegemony of Western historiographical methods.
This short history of history is an ideal introduction for courses on the historian's craft, historical theory and method, and historiography. It spans the earliest known forms of historical writing in the ancient near East right through to the present and covers developments in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
An incisive account of the entire history of historical writing worldwide by one of the leading intellects in the field.
Inhoudelijk sluit dit boek aan bij onderwerpen als Historiography, HISTORY / Historiography, History: Textbooks & Study Guides.