Fifty Key Thinkers on History

by Marnie Hughes-Warrington

2021-01-01 13:29:47

Fifty Key Thinkers on Historyis an essential guide to the most influential historians, theorists and philosophers of history. The entries offer comprehensive coverage of the long history of historiography ranging from ancient China, Greece and Rome, ... Read more

Fifty Key Thinkers on Historyis an essential guide to the most influential historians, theorists and philosophers of history. The entries offer comprehensive coverage of the long history of historiography ranging from ancient China, Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages to the contemporary world. This third edition has been updated throughout and features new entries on Machiavelli, Ranajit Guha, William McNeil and Niall Ferguson. Other thinkers who are introduced include:

  • Herodotus
  • Bede
  • Ibn Khaldun
  • E. H. Carr
  • Fernand Braudel
  • Eric Hobsbawm
  • Michel Foucault
  • Edward Gibbon

Each clear and concise essay offers a brief biographical introduction; a summary and discussion of each thinker''s approach to history and how others have engaged with it; a list of their major works and a list of resources for further study.

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Book Details

File size8.5 X 5.43 X 1 in
Print pages368
PublisherRoutledge
Publication date August 21, 2014
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780415366519

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