Modern Historiography: An Introduction

An introduction to the history of historical writing, explaining the broad philosophical background to different historians and historical schools of the modern era. Overviews the Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment Romanticism, the process of secularization within Western intellectual thought, the influence of the New World, the Annales school in France, and the effects of the repression and exile of the inter-war years and post-war moods. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)