For this updated edition of her acclaimed work on historians and the writing of history,
Gertrude Himmelfarb adds four insightful and provocative essays dealing with changes in …

In this engaging sequel to Rethinking History, Keith Jenkins argues for a re-figuration of
historical study. At the core of his survey lies the realization that objective and disinterested …

Historians know about the past because they examine the evidence. But what exactly is
“evidence,” how do historians know what it means—and how can we trust them to get it …

In The Historic Turn in the Human Sciences eleven scholars widely known for their
interdisciplinary work investigate one of the most striking developments in the intellectual …

Celebrated for bringing a personal touch to history in her Pulitzer Prize–winning epic The
Guns of August and other classic books, Barbara W. Tuchman reflects on world events and …

Sources are the raw material of history, but where the written word has traditionally been
seen as the principal source, today historians are increasingly recognizing the value of …

The writing of recent history tends to be deeply marked by conflict, by personal and
collective struggles rooted in horrific traumas and bitter controversies. Frequently, today's …

At the same time Novick was reaching his pessimistic conclusions, some historians began
reacting against the disarray and calling for a return to narrative, to the kind of storytelling …