A Companion to Western Historical Thought (Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History)

This broad survey introduces readers to the major themes, figures, traditions and theories in Western historical thought, tracing its evolution from biblical times to the present. Surveys the evolution of historical thought in the Western World from biblical times to the present day. Provides students with the background to contemporary historical debates and approaches. Serves as a useful reference for researchers and teachers. Includes chapters by 24 leading historians. Contents......Page 5 List of Contributors......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Introduction: The Cultural History of Historical Thought......Page 13 PART I: The Pre-Modern Origins of Western Historical Thought......Page 25 1: Historiography in Ancient Israel......Page 27 2: Historical Thought in Ancient Greece......Page 47 3: Historical Thought in Ancient Rome......Page 72 4: Historical Thought in Medieval Europe......Page 90 5: Historical Thought in the Renaissance......Page 111 PART II: The Shaping of Modern Western Historical Thought......Page 133 6: Historical Thought in the Era of the Enlightenment......Page 135 7: German Historical Thought in the Age of Herder, Kant, and Hegel......Page 155 8: German Historical Writing from Ranke to Weber: The Primacy of Politics......Page 178 9: National History in the Age of Michelet, Macaulay, and Bancroft......Page 197 10: Marxism and Historical Thought......Page 217 PART III: Patterns in Twentieth-Century Western Historical Thought......Page 235 11: The Professionalization of Historical Studies and the Guiding Assumptions of Modern Historical Thought......Page 237 12: The History of Armed Power......Page 255 13: Total History and Microhistory: The French and Italian Paradigms......Page 274 14: Anthropology and the History of Culture......Page 289 15: The History of Science, Or, an Oxymoronic Theory of Relativistic Objectivity......Page 309 16: Language, Literary Studies, and Historical Thought......Page 331 17: Psychology, Psychoanalysis, and Historical Thought......Page 349 18: Redefining Historical Identities: Sexuality, Gender, and the Self......Page 369 19: Historicizing Natural Environments: The Deep Roots of Environmental History......Page 384 PART IV: Challenges to the Boundaries of Western Historical Thought......Page 403 20: The New World History......Page 405 21: Postcolonial History......Page 429 22: The Multicultural History of Nations......Page 444 23: New Technologies and Historical Knowledge......Page 459 24: The Visual Media and Historical Knowledge......Page 478 Consolidated Bibliography......Page 494 Index......Page 507 Introduction : The cultural history of historical thought / Lloyd Kramer and Sarah Maza Historiography in ancient Israel / John Van Seters Historical thought in ancient Greece / Philip A. Stadter Historical thought in ancient Rome / J.E. Lendon Historical thought in medieval Europe / Gabrielle M. Spiegel Historical thought in the Renaissance / Paula Findlen Historical thought in the era of the Enlightenment / Johnson Kent Wright German historical thought in the age of Herder, Kant, and Hegel / Harold Mah German historical writing from Ranke to Weber : the primacy of politics / Harry Liebersohn National history in the age of Michelet, Macaulay, and Bancroft / Thomas N. Baker Marxism and historical thought / Walter L. Adamson The professionalization of historical studies and the guiding assumptions of modern historical thought / Georg G. Iggers The history of armed power / Peter Paret Total history and microhistory : the French and Italian paradigms / David A. Bell Anthropology and the history of culture / William M. Reddy The history of science, or, an oxymoronic theory of relativistic objectivity / Ken Alder Language, literary studies, and historical thought / Susan A. Crane Psychology, psychoanalysis, and historical thought / Lynn Hunt Redefining historical identities : sexuality, gender, and the self / Carolyn J. Dean Historicizing natural environments : the deep roots of environmental history / Andrew C. Isenberg The new world history / Jerry H. Bentley Postcolonial history / Prasenjit Duara The multicultural history of nations / Donna R. Gabaccia New technologies and historical knowledge / James M. Murray The visual media and historical knowledge / Robert A. Rosenstone. This broad survey introduces readers to the major themes, figures, traditions, and theories in Western historical thought, tracing its evolution from biblical times to the present. The volume comprises 24 chapters by leading historians who discuss conceptions of and approaches to the human past in the ancient, medieval, early modern and modern West, stressing the long-term patterns and traditions in historical thinking that survive to this day. Chapters range from overviews of eras in the history of historical thought, to discussions of new methods that historians have drawn from other disciplines and of new historical subjects, such as gender, sexuality, selfhood, and natural environments. The volume concludes with essays on contemporary challenges to classic, Western definitions of history that have emerged in global history, multiculturalism, post-colonialism, and new technologies. For students, this Companion provides the background they need in order to understand contemporary historical debates and approaches, while for researchers and teachers it will serve as a useful reference work * Surveys the evolution of historical thought in the Western World from biblical times to the present day. * Provides students with the background to contemporary historical debates and approaches. * Serves as a useful reference for researchers and teachers. * Includes chapters by 24 leading historians. . Historiography, as reflected in the Old Testament, is a form of narrative that makes reference to past events in the history of the nation in a chronological sequence from the time of human and national origins to the historical period of the author. Enthält: "Jacob Burckhardt: Culture between Politics und Religion."