Heritage and Challenge: The History and Theory of History

Table of contents

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• Heritage and Challenge i
• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Preface vii
• Part I - The Heritage of History 1
• Chapter 1 - The Roots of Western History: the Ancient World 3
• Chapter 2 - Medieval Historical Writing 20
• Chapter 3 - History in the Early Modern Period 32
• Chapter 4 - The Eighteenth Century and “enlightened“ History 47
• Chapter 5 - The Nineteenth Century: the Golden Age of History 61
• Chapter 6 - History in Our Own Time: the Twentieth Century 86
• Chapter 7 - Recent Trends 111
• Part II - The Challenge of History 127
• Chapter 8 - What is History? 129
• Chapter 9 - History and the Generalizing Sciences 149
• Chapter 10 - Causation 170

• Heritage and Challenge i
• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Preface vii
• Part I - The Heritage of History 1
• Chapter 1 - The Roots of Western History: the Ancient World 3
• Chapter 2 - Medieval Historical Writing 20
• Chapter 3 - History in the Early Modern Period 32
• Chapter 4 - The Eighteenth Century and “enlightened“ History 47
• Chapter 5 - The Nineteenth Century: the Golden Age of History 61
• Chapter 6 - History in Our Own Time: the Twentieth Century 86
• Chapter 7 - Recent Trends 111
• Part II - The Challenge of History 127
• Chapter 8 - What is History? 129
• Chapter 9 - History and the Generalizing Sciences 149
• Chapter 10 - Causation 170
• Chapter 11 - Objectivity 192
• Chapter 12 - Use 217
• Epilogue 239
• Selected Bibliography 246
• Index 255