The theory and practice of history.Edited with an introd. by Georg G. Iggers and Konrad von Moltke. New translations by Wilma A. Iggers and Konrad von Moltke.

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

The theory and practice of history.Edited with an introd. by Georg G. Iggers and Konrad von Moltke. New translations by Wilma A. Iggers and Konrad von Moltke.

Description

Bibliographical note (p. lxxiii-lxxx)--Wilhelm von Humboldt, On the historian's task (1821)--On the relations of history and philosophy (a manuscript of the 1830s)--On the character of historical science (a manuscript of the 1830s)--The pitfalls of a philosophy of history (introduction to a lecture on universal history; a manuscript of the 1840s)--On progress in history (from the first lecture to King Maximilian II of Bavaria, On the epochs of modern history, 1854)--The role of the particular and general in the study of universal history (a manuscript of the 1860s)--The great powers (1833)--A dialogue on politics (1836)--Preface to the first edition of Histories of the Latin and Germanic nations (October 1824)--Preface to History of the popes (1834)--Preface to History of France (1852)--Preface to History of England (1859)--Preface to Universal history (1880)--History of the popes (1834) (p. 169-496) lxx, 514 p.21 cm.

Book Details

Author

Ranke, Leopold von

Publication Subjects

Historiography.

Call No.

D13 .R32

ISBN

067251673X, 0672609207 (pbk)

LCCN

79167691 //r96

Notes

Publication Info: Indianapolis,Bobbs-Merrill[1973]