Historiography Books

African-American Activism before the Civil War is the first collection of scholarship on the role of African Americans in the struggle for racial equality in the northern states before the Civil War. Many of these essays are already known as...

Keith Jenkins' work on historical theory is renowned; this collection presents the essential elements of his work over the last fifteen years.

This original and thought-provoking study looks at the context of postmodernist thought in general cultural terms as well as in relation to history. Postmodernism in History traces philosophical precursors of postmodernism and identifies the roots of...

Remembering the Road to World War Two is a broad and comparative, international survey of the historiography of the origins of the Second World War. It explores how, in the case of each of the major combatant countries, historical writing on the origins...

This volume provides a fresh perspective of the history and legacy of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, as well as the often-disputed memory of it in contemporary Europe.The unions between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of...

Hidden in Historicism considers how the nineteenth-century philosophy of historicism depicts three "forgotten time regimes": a time of rise and fall, an ambiguous time of synchronicity of the non-synchronous, and a time in which decisive moments dominate...

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يعد هذا الكتاب محاولة جادة لإعادة قراءة وتقييم التاريخ الصومالي ونشر الوعي الوطني. يتألف الكتاب من مجلدين، كل منهما يضم خمسة فصول، لتسليط الضوء على فترتين مختلفتين ومتتاليتين. تتناول الفصول الخمسة للمجلد الأول فترة ما قبل انهيار الدولة وتجيب على أربعة...

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, agricultural practices and rural livelihoods were challenged by changes such as commercialization, intensified global trade, and rapid urbanization. Planting Seeds of Knowledge studies the...

At a time when rapidly evolving technologies, political turmoil, and the tensions inherent in multiculturalism and globalization are reshaping historical consciousness, what is the proper role for historians and their work? By way of an answer, the...

Discover the ethical complexities of examining historical events, the impact of ethics on our understanding of the past, and the role of historians in promoting ethical discourse and critical thinking in this thought-provoking book that delves into the...

Practicing Oral History among Refugees and Host Communities provides a comprehensive and practical guide to applied oral history with refugees, teaching the reader how to use applied, contemporary oral history to help provide solutions to the...

In Decoding the Past, Peter Loewenberg has collected eleven of his brilliant essays on psychohistory, a discipline that has emerged from the synthesis of traditional historical analysis and clinical psychoanalysis. He surveys this relatively new field...

The Routledge Companion to History and the Moving Image takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding history in moving images. It engages this popular and dynamic field that has evolved rapidly from film and television to digital streaming into...

Much of the writing on charisma focuses on specific traits associated with exceptional leaders, a practice that has broadened the concept of charisma to such an extent that it loses its distinctiveness - and therefore its utility. More particularly, the...

This book explores the medieval Islamic historiography relating to the Arab conquest of Spain in 711, arguing that the body of medieval Arabic tradition about this conquest is a showcase for the diversity and creativity of medieval Islamic...

Revision and revisionism are generally seen as standard parts of historical practice, yet they are underexplored within the growing literature on historiography. In this accessibly written volume, Marnie Hughes-Warrington discusses this paucity of work...

The Humanities in Transition explores how the basic components of the digital age will have an impact on the most trusted theories of humanists. Over the past two generations, humanists have come to take basic postmodern theories for granted whether on...

This collection of essays investigates histories in the ancient world and the extent to which the producers and consumers of those histories believed them to be true. Ancient Greek historiographers repeatedly stressed the importance of truth to history;...

This book provides an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and general readers who wish to put current debates on bias, the politicization of history, and threats to history makers into global and historical perspective.

This collection brings together fifteen essays from practitioners of a variety of disciplines that concern themselves with the past: not only historians, but scholars from other branches of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

Este livro é um histórico familiar. Ele contém fatos e histórias da minha família. As palavras se perdem com o tempo, mas a escrita fica para a eterni

Esta pesquisa acadêmica tem como objetivo compreender como foi produzido o filme O Brasileiro João de Souza (Bob Chust, 1944), qual foi a sua relevânc

In 2021, the American Historical Association published a study on how the American public perceives and understands the past. Almost half of the respondents argued that they turn to Wikipedia to learn about history and acquire a historical understanding...

Quelles forces psychologiques poussent les sociétés vers la révolution ? Comment les nations se retrouvent-elles englouties dans la fièvre de ces épisodes transformateurs ? Peut-on discerner des traits psychologiques communs parmi les leaders...

"I can warmly recommend Responsible History to any concerned historian in need of a reliable compass for responsible conduct. I endorse Voltaire's words quoted in this book: 'Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.'...

Does Your City or Region Have a Fascinating Story that needs to be told before it's forgotten?Yes, it does, and you can be the person to write it!In this short text, Tyler Tichelaar, author of My Marquette and The Marquette Trilogy, talks in a...

Explores the philosophy of history of Henri Bergson and shows its relevance to contemporary historical thought.

Das Buch ""Gregor von Heimburg: Ein Beitrag zur deutschen Geschichte des 15. Jahrhunderts"" wurde 1861 von Clemens Brockhaus ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt von der historischen Figur Gregor von Heimburg und seinem Einfluss auf die deutsche Geschichte im...

Das Buch ""Grammatik Der Bulgarishen Sprache"" wurde im Jahr 1852 von Andon Kyriak Cankof verfasst. Es handelt sich dabei um eine Grammatik der bulgarischen Sprache, die sich insbesondere an Sprachwissenschaftler und Sprachinteressierte richtet. Das Werk...

Much traditional historiography consciously and unconsciously glosses over certain discourses, narratives, and practices. This book examines silences or omissions in Middle Eastern history at the turn of the twenty-first century, to give a fuller account...

This book is a bundle of various research articles and research papers which focuses precisely on Indian and European History.

Para entender melhor a História do Brasil é necessário conhecer um pouco da história de nossos descobridores. Se alguém ainda tiver dúvidas desta real necessidade, basta pensar em algumas poucas perguntas: - Por que vieram os portugueses ao Brasil? Bem...

O presente trabalho apresenta o navio Maria e seus passageiros, os quais imigraram para o Brasil a partir de vários reinos na antiga Confederação Germânica (a maioria do reino da Prússia) no ano de 1827. A maior parte destes imigrantes participou da...

O livro analisa a evolução da arma de Cavalaria do Exército Brasileiro, da Independência até os dias atuais. Para tanto, aborda transformações ocorridas em elementos doutrinários, a exemplo de estruturas organizacionais, formas de recrutamento, modos...

O presente trabalho apresenta o navio Actif e seus passageiros, os quais imigraram para o Brasil a partir da Alemanha no ano de 1828. Em agosto de 1828 o navio aportou na costa do estado do Rio grande do Norte, ao invés de seguir para a cidade do Rio de...

In Natural Law and Civil Sovereignty new research by leading international scholars is brought to bear on a single crucial issue: the role of early modern natural law doctrines in reconstructing the relations between moral right and civil authority in...

The Repentant Abelard is both an innovative study and English translation of the late poetic works of controversial medieval philosopher and logician Peter Abelard, written for his beloved wife Heloise and son Astralabe. This study brings to life long...