History: Theory, Method & Historiography

Suitable for undergraduate students of history and gender studies, this accessible overview traces the theoretical debates about the nature and scope of the history of gender. Engagingly written, the book is both comprehensible and appealing to students of history...

This study explores the connection between politics and historical scholarship in the case of the Hungarian historian, Gyula Szekfü, whose career spanned one of the most significant and eventful periods of Hungarian history. His writing is particularly suited for an inquiry into the relationship bet..

Hard Times: Impoverishment and Protest in the Perestroika Years - Soviet Union, 1985-91..

In this volume, originally published in 1972, the author discusses the conflict between the historian’s own expressed political views and the judgements he makes on political events in history. _x005F_x000D_  ..

How and why did Europe rise to world preeminence? Providing an overview of this central historical conundrum of modern times, Historians Debate the Rise of the West will enable students to grasp major scholars’ evaluations of the biggest picture of all: how Western civilization fits into modern worl..

Bringing together the key writings of major historians, Historians on History provides an overview of the evolving nature of historical enquiry, illuminating the political, social and personal assumptions that have governed historical theory and practice. This third edition now includes topics like ..

Bringing together the key writings of major historians, Historians on History provides an overview of the evolving nature of historical enquiry, illuminating the political, social and personal assumptions that have governed historical theory and practice. This third edition now includes topics like ..

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Appropriate for undergraduate history students researching and writing dissertations, and postgraduate research students. This is the first practical guide to cover the various stages of a history research project, from the selection of the topic and the organization and interpretation of source mat..

Appropriate for undergraduate history students researching and writing dissertations, and postgraduate research students. This is the first practical guide to cover the various stages of a history research project, from the selection of the topic and the organization and interpretation of source mat..

This collection of recent work on historical consciousness and practice in late Imperial Russia provides the foundations for a fundamental reconceptualization of Russian history...

This text introduces the relationship between contemporary cultural theory and the study of history. It relates the ideas of prominent theorists to periods of history and demonstrates the insights of cultural theory in their own work. The book is written primarily for students of history but it will..