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A broad perspective on historical thought and writing, with a new epilogue.

In this book, now published in 10 languages, a preeminent intellectual historian examines the profound changes in ideas about the nature of history and historiography. Georg G. Iggers traces the basic assumptions upon which historical research and writing have been based, and describes how the newly emerging social sciences transformed historiography following World War II. The discipline's greatest challenge may have come in the last two decades, when postmodern ideas forced a reevaluation of the relationship of historians to their subject and questioned the very possibility of objective history. Iggers sees the contemporary discipline as a hybrid, moving away from a classical, macrohistorical approach toward microhistory, cultural history, and the history of everyday life. The new epilogue, by the author, examines the movement away from postmodernism towards new social science approaches that give greater attention to cultural factors and to the problems of globalization.

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Wesleyan University Press
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February 28, 2005
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5.56 x 0.58 x 8.5 inches
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"No one looking for a well-informed introduction to some of the key views of history adopted by professional historians over the last century or so...could find a better one than this."―Richard J. Evans, History and Theory

"The book has all the virtues one associates with Georg Iggers―lucidity, detachment, balance, and the ability to reveal the relation between trends in historical writing and their political and cultural contexts."―Peter Burke, Cambridge University

""The new book has all the virtues one associates with Georg Iggers – lucidity, detachment, balance and the ability to reveal the relation between trends in historical writing and their political and cultural contexts.""―Peter Burke, Cambridge University

""The book has all the virtues one associates with Georg Iggers―lucidity, detachment, balance, and the ability to reveal the relation between trends in historical writing and their political and cultural contexts.""―Peter Burke, Cambridge University

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wesleyan University Press; second edition (February 28, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 198 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0819567663
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0819567666
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.56 x 0.58 x 8.5 inches

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Iggers discusses the different schools of historiography that developed in ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2016

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Iggers discusses the different schools of historiography that developed in the 20th Century. Invaluable when writing historical essays and book reviews for my classes.

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Another excellent book from Iggers.

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2014

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A short profound modern historiography book from Iggers. Apart from the broad scope, this book also covers the challenging threat from postmodernism or linguistic turn for the history writings which Iggers can defend nicely. This book is a must for the person that is interesting in historiography.

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Clear and comprehensive

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2013

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Very lucid exposition of main currents of history writing in the 20th century. The only "but" is that occasionally it gets a little repetitive.

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Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2015

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This is a decent historiography over view text. At times Iggers has some inaccuracies, but the work helps understand some foundational theories.

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Writing History

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2013

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Having retired form teaching history in 1999, Mr. Iggers presented wonderful insights and understanding as to the changes in approaches to writing 'histories' in the postmodern period.

4 people found this helpful

History textbook

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2012

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If you must purchase this book, please purchase it from this vendor. Great service. The book is very deep, though.

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Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2014

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Great book

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2015

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very good.

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Gabriella

for people who love history

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 15, 2013

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It is mostly a consultation text for university students or history lovers. It provides a clear and thorough account of the development of the contemporary historic thought

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Three Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2018

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it's a good book. worth the time.

agilfunes

Fulfilled expectations

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 14, 2015

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Very fast shipment to Spain.

A book needed in your personal library if you like history and you want be a historian.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2014

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Perfect conditioned. A great buy!

tiresias

sweeping subject, mediocre writing

Reviewed in France on August 1, 2015

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haven't finished it. 75% chance I will. He seems to have good grasp of subject and absolutely no sense of humour (as compared to e.g.: Schama)

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