Georg gerson iggers december 7, 1926 november 26, 2017 was an american historian of modern europe, historiography, and european intellectual history iggers was born in hamburg, germany, in 1926. Historiography in the twentieth century historiography in the twentieth century. One hundred and sixty pages doesnt allow room for systematic exposition or analysis, but he achieves some depth by highlighting key schools and prominent individuals. Yet there was a firmly established tradition, extending from bloch and febvre to le goff, duby, and to the present, that relied heavily on sources such as art, folklore, and customs and therefore encouraged more subtle, qualitative ways of thinking. Iggers revisited the history of historiography in comparative and increasingly global perspectives in his books new directions in european historiography 1975, historiography in the twentieth century. From scientific objectivity to the postmodern challenge 2nd ed. Beginning with the german conception of history 1968, a study of nineteenth century german historicism which has now gone through several editions and become a classic, he moved on to chronicling the breakdown of german historicism and the ending of its international. Twentieth century philosophies of history in europe. From scientific objectivity to the postmodern challenge ebook. Pdf reflections on the historiography of the twentieth century from. Iggers sees the contemporary discipline as a hybrid, moving away from a classical, macrohistorical approach toward microhistory, cultural history, and the history of everyday life.
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Iggers specializes in german intellectual history but has read deeply in the historical work done in italy, france, england and the u. Iggers is an internationally recognized authority on intellectual history and comparative international historiography. Iggers discusses the different schools of historiography that developed in the 20th century. This edition adds an epilogue to the original work, in which iggers considers some of the macrohistorical ideas associated with the end of the cold war and aspects of historical studies in the nonwestern world. Chapters follow a consistent structure, putting difficult ideas into an accessible context. From scientific objectivity to the postmodern challenge with a new epilogue georg g.
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University at buffalo state university of new york search for more papers by this author. Be the first to ask a question about historiography in the twentieth century. Iggers traces the basic assumptions upon which historical research and writing have been based, and describes how the newly emerging social sciences transformed historiography following world war ii. Pdf georg iggers and historiography 2010, 2014 rolando m. Buy a cheap copy of historiography in the twentieth century book by georg g. From scientific objectivity to the postmodern challenge kindle edition by iggers, georg g download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Historiography in the twentieth century georg iggers. He is the author of new directions in historiography 1975, 1985 and the german conception of history 1968, 1983, both published by wesleyan university press.
Iggers a broad perspective on historical thought and writing by one of the worlds foremost historiographers. Being a german jew he fled germany with his family to the us in 1938, only few weeks before the kristallnacht. From scientific objectivity to the postmodern challenge 2 by georg g. The new epilogue, by the author, examines the movement away from postmodernism towards new social science approaches that give greater attention to cultural factors. Historiography in the twentieth century ebook by georg g. From scientific objectivity to the postmodern challenge georg g. Historiography in the twentieth century philpapers iggers book published by. From scientific objectivity to the postmodern challenge 1997, and a global history of modern historiography, coauthored with q. He is the author of new directions in historiography 1975, 1985 and the german conception of history 1968, 1983, b. Facing the challenges of the 20th century as scholars and citizens.
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