Biography An Historiography

Author : Melanie Nolan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429760839

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Biography: An Historiography by Melanie Nolan Pdf

Biography: An Historiography examines how Western historians have used biography from the nineteenth century to the present – considering the problems and challenges that historians have faced in their biographical practice systematically. This volume analyses the strategies and methods that historians have used in response to seven major issues identified over time to do with evidence, including but not limited to the problem of causation, the problem of fact and fiction, the problem of other minds, the problem of significance or representativeness, the problems of perspective, both macro and micro, and the problem of subjectivity and relative truth. This volume will be essential for both postgraduates and historians studying biography.

Author : Patrick Baker
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004339750

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Biography, Historiography, and Modes of Philosophizing by Patrick Baker Pdf

A collection of essays and primary sources devoted to the tradition, methods, and functions of collective biography in early modern Europe.

Author : Jeremy D. Popkin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005-05-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780226675435

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History, Historians, and Autobiography by Jeremy D. Popkin Pdf

Though history and autobiography both claim to tell true stories about the past, historians have traditionally rejected first-person accounts as subjective and therefore unreliable. What then, asks Jeremy D. Popkin in History, Historians, and Autobiography, are we to make of the ever-increasing number of professional historians who are publishing stories of their own lives? And how is this recent development changing the nature of history-writing, the historical profession, and the genre of autobiography? Drawing on the theoretical work of contemporary critics of autobiography and the philosophy of Paul Ricoeur, Popkin reads the autobiographical classics of Edward Gibbon and Henry Adams and the memoirs of contemporary historians such as Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Peter Gay, Jill Ker Conway, and many others, he reveals the contributions historians' life stories make to our understanding of the human experience. Historians' autobiographies, he shows, reveal how scholars arrive at their vocations, the difficulties of writing about modern professional life, and the ways in which personal stories can add to our understanding of historical events such as war, political movements, and the traumas of the Holocaust. An engrossing overview of the way historians view themselves and their profession, this work will be of interest to readers concerned with the ways in which we understand the past, as well as anyone interested in the art of life-writing.

Author : Hans Renders,Binne de Haan,Jonne Harmsma
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315469560

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The Biographical Turn by Hans Renders,Binne de Haan,Jonne Harmsma Pdf

The Biographical Turn showcases the latest research through which the field of biography is being explored. Fifteen leading scholars in the field present the biographical perspective as a scholarly research methodology, investigating the consequences of this bottom-up approach and illuminating its value for different disciplines. While biography has been on the rise in academia since the 1980s, this volume highlights the theoretical implications of the biographical turn that is changing the humanities. Chapters cover subjects such as gender, religion, race, new media and microhistory, presenting biography as as a research methodology suited not only for historians but also for explorations in areas including literature studies, sociology, economics and politics. By emphasizing agency, the use of primary sources and the critical analysis of context and historiography, this book demonstrates how biography can function as a scholarly methodology for a wide range of topics and fields of research. International in scope, The Biographical Turn emphasizes that the individual can have a lasting impact on the past and that lives that are now forgotten can be as important for the historical narrative as the biographies of kings and presidents. It is a valuable resource for all students of biography, history and historical theory.

Author : Volker Rolf Berghahn,Simone Lässig
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Europe, Central
ISBN : 1845455185

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Biography Between Structure and Agency by Volker Rolf Berghahn,Simone Lässig Pdf

While bookstore shelves around the world have never ceased to display best-selling "life-and-letters" biographies in prominent positions, the genre became less popular among academic historians during the Cold War decades. Their main concern then was with political and socioeconomic structures, institutions, and organizations, or--more recently--with the daily lives of ordinary people and small communities. The contributors to this volume--all well known senior historians--offer self-critical reflections on problems they encountered when writing biographies themselves. Some of them also deal with topics specific to Central Europe, such as the challenges of writing about the lives of both victims and perpetrators. Although the volume concentrates on European historiography, its strong methodological and conceptual focus will be of great interest to non-European historians wrestling with the old "structure-versus-agency" question in their own work. Contributors: Volker R. Berghahn, Hartmut Berghoff, Hilary Earl, Jan Eckel, Willem Frijhoff, Ian Kershaw, Simone Lässig, Karl Heinrich Pohl, John C. G. Röhl, Angelika Schaser, Joachim Radkau, Cornelia Rauh-Kühne, Mark Roseman, Christoph Strupp and Michael Wildt.

Author : Kenneth R. Stunkel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136723667

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Fifty Key Works of History and Historiography by Kenneth R. Stunkel Pdf

Fifty Key Works of History and Historiography introduces some of the most important works ever written by those who have sought to understand, capture, query and interpret the past. The works covered include texts from ancient times to the present day and from different cultural traditions ensuring a wide variety of schools, methods and ideas are introduced. Each of the fifty texts represents at least one of six broad categories: early examples of historiography (e.g. Herodotus and Augustine) non-western works (e.g. Shaddad and Fukuzawa) ‘Critical’ historiography (e.g. Mabillon and Ranke) history of minorities, neglected groups or subjects (e.g. Said and Needham) broad sweeps of history (e.g. Mumford and Hofstadter) problematic or unconventional historiography (e.g. Foucault and White). Each of the key works is introduced in a short essay written in a lively and engaging style which provides the ideal preparation for reading the text itself. Complete with a substantial introduction to the field, this book is the perfect starting point for anyone new to the study of history or historiography.

Author : Melanie Nolan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Biography
ISBN : 0429426399

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Biography by Melanie Nolan Pdf

"Biography: An historiography examines how Western historians have used biography since the 19th century to the present--considering the problems and challenges that historians have faced in their biographical practice systematically. This volume analyses the strategies and methods that historians have used in response to seven major issues identified over time to do with evidence including but not limited the problem of causation, the problem of fact and fiction, the problem of other minds, problem of significance or representativeness, the problems of perspective both macro and micro, and the problem of subjectivity and relative truth. This volume will be essential for to postgraduates and historians studying biography"--

Author : Tej Ram Sharma
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Historiography
ISBN : 8180691551

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Historiography by Tej Ram Sharma Pdf

Author : Hans Renders,Binne De Haan
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004274709

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Theoretical Discussions of Biography by Hans Renders,Binne De Haan Pdf

Theoretical Discussions of Biography: Approaches from History, Microhistory, and Life Writing offers comprehensive overviews by 14 academic scholars of the actual state of the field of Biography Studies, specifically by connecting biography with microhistory, journalism, and Life Writing.

Author : Stephen B. Oates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Biography
ISBN : 0918954541

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Biography as History by Stephen B. Oates Pdf

Author : Francis James West
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Biography
ISBN : UOM:39015008553045

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Biography as History by Francis James West Pdf

Author : Aviezer Tucker
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781444351521

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A Companion to the Philosophy of History and Historiography by Aviezer Tucker Pdf

A COMPANION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY The philosophy of historiography examines our representations and knowledge of the past, the relation between evidence, inference, explanation and narrative. Do we possess knowledge of the past? Do we just have probable beliefs about the past, or is historiography a piece of convincing fiction? The philosophy of history is the direct philosophical examination of history, whether it is necessary or contingent, whether it has a direction or whether it is coincidental, and if it has a direction, what it is, and how and why it is unfolding? The fifty entries in this Companion cover the main issues in the philosophies of historiography and history, including natural history and the practices of historians. Written by an international and multi-disciplinary group of experts, these clearly written entries present a cutting-edge updated picture of current research in the philosophies of historiography and history. This Companion will be of interest to philosophers, historians, natural historians, and social scientists.

Author : John Tosh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351586627

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Historians on History by John Tosh Pdf

Bringing together in one volume the key writings of many of the major historians from the last few decades, Historians on History provides an overview of the evolving nature of historical enquiry, illuminating the political, social and personal assumptions that have governed and sustained historical theory and practice. John Tosh’s Reader begins with a substantial introductory survey charting the course of historiographical developments since the second half of the nineteenth century. He explores both the academic mainstream and more radical voices within the discipline. The text is composed of readings by historians such as Braudel, Carr, Elton, Guha, Hobsbawm, Scott and Jordanova. This third edition has been brought up to date by taking the 1960s as its starting point. It now includes more recent topics like public history, microhistory and global history, in addition to established fields like Marxist history, gender history and postcolonialism. Historians on History is essential reading for all students of historiography and historical theory.

Author : James M. Banner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781107021594

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Being a Historian by James M. Banner Pdf

Considers what aspiring and mature historians need to know about the discipline of history in the United States today.

Author : Nigel Hamilton
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780674034716

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Biography by Nigel Hamilton Pdf

Chronicles the historical evolution of the biography genre from ancient times to the early twenty-first century, considering questions about the purpose of biographies, their audience, the challenges of writing biographies, and their role in Western culture.