Historiography An Introductory Guide by Dr Eileen Ka-May Cheng HARDBACK

Continuum Publishing Corporation

Historiography: An Introductory GuideAuthor(s): Eileen Ka-May Cheng\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation, United States\nImprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation\nISBN-13: 9781441109668, 978-1441109668\nSynopsis\n\""What is historiography?\"" asked the American historian Carl Becker in 1938 and 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, focusing primarily on the US and Europe. 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 def.