History: Politics or Culture? Reflections on Ranke and Burckhardt

by Felix Gilbert

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Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), generally recognized as the founder of the school of modern critical historical scholarship, and Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897), the great Swiss proponent of cultural interpretation, are fathers of modern history--giants of their time who continue to exert an immense influence in our own. They are usually seen as contrasts, Ranke as representative of political history and Burckhardt of cultural history. In five essays,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691601224

ISBN13:9780691601229

Release Date:July 2014

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:120 Pages

Weight:0.39 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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