Title: Movements in Historiography : the French Annales, Psychohistory, and Historical Materialism
Abstract: History as a field of study is divided into two branches in terms of its philosophical foundations as (a) speculative focusing on the actual content of history and (b) analytical concerned with its methodology. This article deals with the analytical philosophy of history, focusing on the methodologies and theoretical frameworks used by different schools of thought in history. Despite their importance in the training of history students, theoretical frameworks or methodologies of history are not explicitly emphasized in the curriculum of history departments. The purpose of this paper is to outline the developments in historiography by documenting the theoretical frameworks, methods, and ideological positions of three different historical orientations, (1) the French Annales, (2) psychohistory, and (3) historical materialism.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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