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Cheng, Eileen K.

Historiography : An Introductory Guide / Eileen Ka-May Cheng. - 244 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index.

"What is historiography?" asked the American historian Carl Becker in 1938. Professional historians continue to argue over the meaning of the term. This book challenges the view of historiography as an esoteric subject by presenting an accessible and concise overview of the history of historical writing from the Renaissance to the present. Historiography plays an integral role in aiding undergraduate students to better understand the nature and purpose of historical analysis more generally by examining the many conflicting ways that historians have defined and approached history. By demonstrating how these historians have differed in both their interpretations of specific historical events and their definitions of history itself, this book conveys to students the interpretive character of history as a discipline and the way that the historian's context and subjective perspective influence his or her understanding of the past

ISBN: 9781441177674 9781441109668

LCCN: 2012376952

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Historiography--United States.-- History & geography 
Education, research--Europe, Western.--Research
Guide--Global perspective--Art and Science

LC Class. No.: D13.5.U6 / C48 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 907.2 CHE / 12995