A Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) [Hardcover]

D.R. Woolf (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0815315147 | ISBN-13: 978-0815315148 | Publication Date: July 1, 1998 | Edition: 1

In the late 1990s, more than ever, the tradition of historical writing is in a state of flux - as the traditional forms of Western history-writing are challenged by subdisciplines and different approaches, such as women's history, the history of sexuality, psychohistory, and multiculturalism. This encyclopaedia discusses individual historians from antiquity to the present day. The biographical entries are enhanced and supplemented by cross-referenced topical surveys. Each entry is followed by a list of references for further study and a list of works by the subject.

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Historical encyclopedias abound, but this is the first major work covering historiography and historians from around the world. Some 365 scholars have contributed essays ranging in length from a paragraph to several pages. All entries include cross references to related topics and bibliographies of key works, and a fine subject index closes the work. The primary strength of this encyclopedia is its international coverage?historians from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Central and South America are included alongside well-known European and American scholars. Historiographical trends in individual countries and regions appear alongside major schools of thought like Marxism and postmodernism. Important concepts?e.g., gender, nationalism, progress, chaos theory, and quantitative history?are also covered. Despite the occasional minor flaw?e.g., the lack of an entry for Arthur Schlesinger Jr. (the index indicates an entry, but the pagination given is for Schlesinger Sr.)?this fine work will serve students, scholars, librarians, and the general public.?Stephen L. Hupp, Urbana Univ. Lib., OH
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"...of great value for students...and for historians of all kinds...." -- Libraries & Culture

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1096 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815315147
• ISBN-13: 978-0815315148
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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