What is history for? Johann Gustav Droysen and the functions of historiography
A scholar of Hellenistic and Prussian history, Droysen developed a historical theory that at the time was unprecedented in range and depth, and which remains to the present day a valuable key for understanding history as both an idea and a professional practice. Arthur Alfaix Assis interprets Droyse...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn Books
2014.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Making sense of history ; v. 17. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b40513956*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1
- Functions of Historiography until the Mid-nineteenth Century: A Short History of the Problem; Chapter 2
- The Theoretical Design of a New Justification; Chapter 3
- Historical Thinking and the Genealogy of the Present; Chapter 4
- The Politics of Historical Thinking and the Limits of the New Function; Conclusion; Appendix: Droysen and His Theory of History; Bibliography; Index.
