Historiography

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Myth and the Making of History

Sheds new light on the relationship between myth and history in ancient China and the central role they have played in shaping early Chinese thought.

Philosophical Archaeology

Explores the potential for a novel philosophy of history to be uncovered by tracing the connections between Giorgio Agamben's work (theoretical practice) and contemporary art (artistic practice).

Lore and Verse

Explores how poetry was used to disseminate and interpret history in early medieval China.

Seeing with Free Eyes

Examines the ideas of justice in Euripidean tragedy, which reveals the human experience of justice to be paradoxical, and reminds us of the need for humility in our unceasing quest for a just world.

Bergson and History

Explores the philosophy of history of Henri Bergson and shows its relevance to contemporary historical thought.

Power and Progress

Study of a fascinating medieval Jewish philosopher, focusing on his twin conceptions of history.

East German Historians since Reunification

Edited by Axel Fair-Schulz & Mario Kessler
Subjects: History

Surveys how reunification in 1990 impacted historical scholarship in the former East Germany.

The Commentarial Transformation of the Spring and Autumn

Shows how the text evolved from a non-narrative historical record into a Confucian classic.

Africa, Asia, and the History of Philosophy

A historical investigation of the exclusion of Africa and Asia from modern histories of philosophy.

John Dewey and the Ethics of Historical Belief

Uses the thought of John Dewey to address the ethics of historical belief within religious and critical historiographical traditions.

Hegel and History

Edited by Will Dudley
Subjects: Philosophy

Comprehensive overview of Hegel’s thought on history.

Forgetful Memory

Examines the role of forgetfulness in our understanding of the Holocaust.

Truth and History

By Murray G. Murphey
Subjects: History

Addresses historical skepticism by presenting histories as testable theories of the past.

Deracination

Attempts to comprehend the traumatic significance of Hiroshima in order to construct a new theory of history.

The Death of Luigi Trastulli and Other Stories

Portelli offers a new and challenging approach to oral history, with an interdisciplinary and multicultural perspective. Examining cultural conflict and communication between social groups and classes ...

Islamic Historiography

By Tarif Khalidi
Subjects: History

The importance of Muslim historical writing in the medieval period and the fact that few detailed studies exist, make Professor Khalidi's book of special importance both to Arabists and to medievalists. ...