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Universal History

The Oldest Historical Group of Nations and the Greeks

Leopold Von Ranke author George Walter Prothero translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:30th Oct '14

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Published 1884, this work in English translation focuses on the Mediterranean and the Middle East, from ancient Egypt to Alexander.

Published in 1884, this work in English translation, though limited to the Mediterranean and the Middle East, takes a broad overview of 'the oldest historical group of nations and the Greeks'. Leopold von Ranke (1795–1886) begins with ancient Egypt and concludes with Alexander the Great and his immediate successors.'No apology can be needed for introducing to English readers the latest work of Leopold von Ranke', states the editor's preface to this English translation, first published in 1884. Ranke (1795–1886) is well known for pioneering the modern historical method which advocates empiricism, rather than a focus on the philosophy of history. Emphasising the importance of presenting history exactly as the surviving evidence, both documentary and archaeological, reveals it to have happened, Ranke asserted that different eras need to be understood in their own contexts rather than in relation to each other. Though it is limited to the Mediterranean and the Middle East, this work takes a broad overview of 'the oldest historical group of nations and the Greeks', beginning with ancient Egypt and concluding with Alexander the Great and his immediate successors. Other works by Ranke in English translation are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.

ISBN: 9781108075183

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 30mm

Weight: 660g

522 pages