A Global History of Modern Historiography (Paperback, 2 ed)

Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction 1: Historiographical Traditions in the World: A View of the Eighteenth Century 2. The Advance of Nationalism and Nationalist History: The West, the Middle East, and India in the Nineteenth Century 3. Academic History and the Shaping of Historical Profession: Transforming Historical Study in the Nineteenth Century West and East Asia 4. Historical Writings in the Shadow of Two World Wars: The Crisis of Historicism and Modern Historiography 5. The Appeal of Nationalist History around the World: Historical Studies in the Middle East and Asia in the Twentieth Century 6. New Challenges in the Postwar Period: From Social History to Postmodernism and Postcolonialism 7. The Rise of Islamism and the Ebb of Marxism: Historical Writings in Late Twentieth Century Asia, the Middle East and the West 8. Historiography after the Cold War, 1990-2007: A Critical Retrospect Glossary Suggested Readings Index