Man on His Past

Herbert Butterfield author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:1st May '69

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This book is an extended version of the Wiles lectures and illustrates the rise, scope, methods and objectives of the history of historiography.

This book is an extended version of the Wiles lectures given at the Queen's University, Belfast, in 1954. It illustrates the rise, scope, methods and objectives of the history of historiography. The topics selected for discussion give a general outline of the modern historical movement from the mid-eighteenth century to the contribution of Lord Acton in the late nineteenth century.This book is an extended version of the Wiles lectures given at the Queen's University, Belfast, in 1954. It illustrates the rise, scope, methods and objectives of the history of historiography. The topics selected for discussion give a general outline of the modern historical movement from the mid-eighteenth century to the contribution of Lord Acton in the late nineteenth century. Significant landmarks in the history of historical scholarship are examined to illustrate the various kinds of treatment that can be given to the subject.

'A distinguished contribution to the 'study of the history of civilisation … and the extension of historical thinking into the realm of general ideas.' Manchester Guardian

ISBN: 9780521095679

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm

Weight: 340g

260 pages