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Résumé :
This is a fully developed introductory history book: historiography is a core course for history students, and this volume covers both this, and also teaches methodology and skills.

Sommaire:
Introduction: History Matters. Section One: Theory. Part 1: Perspectives and Themes. 1 Proof and the Problem of Objectivity. 2 The Ordering of Time. Part 2: Philosophies. 3 Enlightenment and Romanticism. 4 From Hegel to von Ranke. 5 Postmodernism and Postcolonialism. Part 3: History. 6 From the Ancients to the Christians. 7 From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. 8 The English Tradition. Section Two: Method. Part 4: Varieties. 9 Political, Social and Cultural. 10 Feminist. 11 Public. 12 Global. Part 5: Related Disciplines. 13 Visual Cultures. 14 Anthropology. 15 Geography. 16 Sociology. 17 Economics. Section Three: Practice. Part 6: Skills and Techniques. 18 Sources. 19 Archives. 20 Oral Testimony. Bibliography. Index.

A comprehensive introductory guide to the nature of historiography ... clearly written and set out ...it will be welcomed both by teachers and by their students. Steve Rigby, University of Manchester, UK Students (and their teachers) will be grateful for this book. From Herodotus to postmodernism and internet History, Peter Claus and John Marriott's survey of how the human past has been studied and written about is impressive in both its range and its clarity. It can be dipped into when needed, while its totality provides a splendid overview of the richness and diversity that exist within the writing of History. Bryan Ward-Perkins, Trinity College Oxford, UK Claus and Marriott introduce students to different aspects of historiography and methodology in a simple, appealing and engaging manner. This is a good book to support the study of History at university level. Dr Xavier Guegan, Newcastle University, UK