A Companion to Western Historical Thought [Paperback]

• Surveys the evolution of historical thought in the Western World from biblical times to the present day.
  
• Provides students with the background to contemporary historical debates and approaches.
  
• Serves as a useful reference for researchers and teachers.
  
• Includes chapters by 24 leading historians.

List of Contributors viii

Acknowledgments xii

Introduction: The Cultural History of Historical Thought 1
Lloyd Kramer and Sarah Maza

PART I THE PRE-MODERN ORIGINS OF WESTERN HISTORICAL THOUGHT

1 Historiography in Ancient Israel 15
John Van Seters

2 Historical Thought in Ancient Greece 35
Philip A. Stadter

3 Historical Thought in Ancient Rome 60
J. E. Lendon

4 Historical Thought in Medieval Europe 78
Gabrielle M. Spiegel

5 Historical Thought in the Renaissance 99
Paula Findlen

PART II THE SHAPING OF MODERN WESTERN HISTORICAL THOUGHT

6 Historical Thought in the Era of the Enlightenment 123
Johnson Kent Wright

7 German Historical Thought in the Age of Herder, Kant, and Hegel 143
Harold Mah

8 German Historical Writing from Ranke to Weber: The Primacy of Politics 166
Harry Liebersohn