A companion to Western historical thought / editörler, Lloyd Kramer, Sarah Maza.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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