A survey of the writing of history from its Oriental beginnings to the New History of the 1920s.
Includes an Index

Barnes, Harry Elmer, 1889-1968

New York, Dover Publications

Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Dover books of general interest, 2d rev. ed, New York, 1962

2nd ed., rev. and enl., New York, United States, 1963

United States, United States of America

2, PS, 1962

2nd rev. ed. published 1962.
First ed. published: Oklahoma : University of Oklahoma Press, 1937.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

xiii, 440 pages 22 cm
"Unabridged and revised republication of the work first published by the University of Oklahoma Press in 1937."
Includes bibliographical references and index
The origins of historical writing -- Historical writing among the Greeks and Romans -- Early Christian historical writing -- Historical writing during the Middle ages -- Humanism and historical writing -- Ecclesiastical historical writing during the Reformation and Counter-reformation -- The rise of social and cultural history: the era of discovery and the growth of rationalism -- Romanticism and the philosophy of history -- Historical writing under the influence of liberalism and nationalism -- The rise of critical historical scholarship -- The World wars: fall and rise of historical scholarship -- Broadening the perspective and interests of the historian -- The rise of Kulturgeschichte: the history of civilization and culture -- History and the sciences of man -- The new history and the future of historical writing

2023-06-28