{"product_id":"writing-history-9781474255882","title":"Writing History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe third edition of \u003ci\u003eWriting History \u003c\/i\u003e provides students and teachers with a comprehensive overview of how the study of history is informed by a broader intellectual and analytical framework, exploring the emergence and development of history as a discipline and the major theoretical developments that have informed historical writing. Instead of focusing on theory, this book offers succinct explanations of key concepts that illuminate the study of history and practical writing, and demonstrates the ways they have informed practical work. This fully revised new edition comprehensively rewrites and updates original chapters but also includes new features such as:- new chapters on postcolonial, environmental and transnational history;- chapter introductions setting them within the context of historiography;- a new substantive introduction from the editors, providing a useful road-map for students;- an expanded glossary.In its new incarnation \u003ci\u003eWriting History\u003c\/i\u003e is, more than ever\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBerger, Passmore and Feldner have assembled a remarkable and essential book for our times.  It is at once a tour of the discipline of history and its major currents as well as a series of meditations on its future pathways.  Students and scholars alike will draw enlightenment and inspiration from it. * Jeremy Adelman, Henry Charles Lea Professor of History, Princeton University, USA *\u003cbr\u003eA valuable resource for students seeking a solid historical framework for their own historical inquiries, the updated edition features vital trends in historiography, from animal history and cultural history to the social biographies of material culture objects.  Integrating the history of the discipline into assessments of its diverse practices, the authors succeed in making both methodology and theory accessible. * Susan A. Crane, Associate Professor of History, University of Arizona, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting History: Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e takes a broad view, attempting to say something about most areas of historiography. It shows the imaginative ways in which different historians use various theoretical tools. * John H. Arnold, Professor of Medieval History, University of Cambridge, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting History: Theory and Practice \u003c\/i\u003ewas already one of the best collections of essays on historical writing. Now the third edition expands its reach while incorporating the most recent developments. Authored by a seasoned team of experts, this volume leaves few stones unturned as it considers the intellectual roots of the discipline, the engagement of historians with other fields, and the state of contemporary practice. Each of the nineteen chapters is a brilliant standalone contribution reflecting on key aspects of historical scholarship, but they also fit together remarkably well to provide a comprehensive account of Western historiography and the major turns of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The result is an accessible, indispensable survey of history’s complex and fascinating theoretical terrain. * J. Laurence Hare, Associate Professor of History, University of Arkansas, USA *\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent book, now updated, which is essential for introducing advanced Master’s students to the theory and history of historical research, in an accessible format. * Ian Miller, Ulster University, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors Preface Introduction - \u003ci\u003eStefan Berger (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany), Heiko Feldner (Cardiff University, UK) and Kevin Passmore (Cardiff University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart One\u003c\/b\u003e 1 The New Scientificity in Historical Writing around 1800 - \u003ci\u003eHeiko Feldner \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Cardiff University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 2 The Rankean Tradition in British Historiography, 1840-1950 - \u003ci\u003eJohn Warren (Birmingham City University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 3 The Professionalization and Institutionalization of History - \u003ci\u003ePeter Lambert (Aberyswyth University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Two\u003c\/b\u003e 4 Marxist Historiography - \u003ci\u003eGeoff Eley (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 5 History and the Social Sciences - \u003ci\u003eJohn Harvey (St Cloud State University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 6 The Annales - Matthias Middell \u003ci\u003e(University of Leipzig, Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e 7 Cultural History - \u003ci\u003eKevin Passmore \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Cardiff University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 8 Psychoanalysis and History - \u003ci\u003eGarthine Walker (Cardiff University, UK) and Tracey Loughran (Cardiff University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 9 Anthropological Approaches, \u003ci\u003eJakob Tanner (University of Zurich, Switzerland)\u003c\/i\u003e 10 Transnational History - \u003ci\u003eStefan Berger \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Three\u003c\/b\u003e 11 Political History - \u003ci\u003eJon Lawrence (University of Cambridge, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 12 Social History - \u003ci\u003eThomas Welskopp (Bielefeld University, Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e 13 Economic History - \u003ci\u003ePat Hudson (Cardiff University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 14 Intellectual History\/History of Ideas - \u003ci\u003eBeverley Southgate (University of Hertfordshire, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 15 From Women's History to Gender History - \u003ci\u003eLaura Lee Downs (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eÉcole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, France)\u003c\/i\u003e 16 Race, Ethnicity and History - \u003ci\u003eDavid Doddingon (Cardiff University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 17 Postcolonial and Subaltern History - TBC 19 Literature and History - TBC 19 Environmental History - \u003ci\u003eLloyd Price (Cardiff University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 20 Digital History - TBC 21. Material History, \u003ci\u003eGiorgio Riello and Anne Gerritsen (University of Warwick, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e Conclusion - \u003ci\u003eStefan Berger (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany), Heiko Feldner (Cardiff University, UK) and Kevin Passmore (Cardiff University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e Glossary Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739590504791,"sku":"9781474255882","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474255882.jpg?v=1720052677","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/writing-history-9781474255882","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}