History: theory and methods

Since his death in 1986, Michel de Certeau's reputation as a thinker has steadily grown both in France and throughout the English-speaking world.

The aim of this book is both to illustrate and to discuss some of the main varieties of cultural history which have emerged since the questioning of what might be called its "e;classic"e; form, exemplified in the work of Jacob Burckhardt and Johan Huizinga.

These prominent filmmakers, "e;two of our most provocative and radical voices,"e; discuss American historical events that have been forgotten-or hidden (Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation).

Across half a century, from the division of Germany through the end of the Cold War, a cohort of thirty women from the small German town of Schonebeck in what used to be the GDR circulated among themselves a remarkable collective archive of their lives: a Rundbrief, or bulletin, containing hundreds of letters and photographs.

'Fools or Charlatans' The Reading of Domesday Book is a statistical analysis of Domesday Book and an exposure of a hoax that appears to have poisoned higher education for over a century.

Only fragments of historical text from China's middle period have been translated into English, until now.

At a time when rapidly evolving technologies, political turmoil, and the tensions inherent in multiculturalism and globalization are reshaping historical consciousness, what is the proper role for historians and their work?

This book explores the tension in ancient historiography between teleological design and narrating the past as it was experienced by historical characters.

At a time when rapidly evolving technologies, political turmoil, and the tensions inherent in multiculturalism and globalization are reshaping historical consciousness, what is the proper role for historians and their work?

'A groundbreaking and important book that will surely reframe our understanding of the Great War' David Lammy'A genuinely groundbreaking piece of research' BBC History'Meticulously researched and beautifully written' Military History MonthlyIn a sweeping narrative, David Olusoga describes how Europe's Great War became the World's War a multi-racial, multi-national struggle, fought in Africa and Asia as well as in Europe, which pulled in men and resources from across the globe.

Explores the multiple ways in which different conceptions of time and history have been used to understand politics since late antiquity.

Across half a century, from the division of Germany through the end of the Cold War, a cohort of thirty women from the small German town of Schonebeck in what used to be the GDR circulated among themselves a remarkable collective archive of their lives: a Rundbrief, or bulletin, containing hundreds of letters and photographs.

This new book offers a clear and accessible exposition of Hayden White's thought.

It is often assumed that those outside of academia know very little about the Middle Ages.

Explores Irish nationalism in Britain, from the politics of John Redmond to the political violence of Michael Collins.

This book provides a critical history of the movement associated with the journal Annales, from its foundation in 1929 to the present.

Historian Arthur Wright is back with his third work of historical research: Domesday Book Beyond the Censors.

Only fragments of historical text from China's middle period have been translated into English, until now.