Author : Jeff Kurtti
Release : 1996-10-01
Genre : Amusement parks
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 481/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN by : Jeff Kurtti
Download or read book SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN written by Jeff Kurtti. This book was released on 1996-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Historiographyis the essential introduction to the history of historical writing. It explains the broad philosophical background to the different historians and historical schools of the modern era. In a unique overview of modern historiography, the book includes surveys on the Enlightenment and Counter Enlightenment; Romanticism; the voice of Science and the process of secularization within Western intellectual thought; the influence of, and broadening contact with, the New World; theAnnalesschool in France; and the effects of the repression and exile of the inter-war years and the Post-War 'moods.'Modern Historiographyprovides a clear and concise account of this modern period of historical writing.