"The Routledge Companion to Historical Studies" provides a much-needed critical introduction to the major historians and philosophers together with the central issues, ideas, and theories, which have prompted the rethinking of history that has gathered pace since the 1990s. With twenty-nine new entr[...]

In a provocative analysis of European and American historical thinking and practice since the early 18th century, A History of History confronts several basic assumptions about the nature of history. Among these are the concept of historical realism, the belief in representationalism and the idea th[...]

Explains the key concepts and practices in the composition and writing of history. This work explores how knowledge of the ways in which historians author history affects many conventional understandings of its nature. It expands the boundaries of the discipline and charts a fresh role for unconvent[...]