CHAPTER 3 History as Academic Discipline

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Figures x
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER 1 What is Metahistory? 7
7. CHAPTER 2 The Foundations of Historical Thinking 13
8. CHAPTER 3 History as Academic Discipline 32
9. CHAPTER 4 A Systematic Approach: Categories, Theories, Concepts 67
10. CHAPTER 5 Methodology: The Rules of the Historical Method 125
11. CHAPTER 6 Topics: How We Write History 145
12. CHAPTER 7 The Basis of Historical Culture 168
13. CHAPTER 8 Practical History: Learning, Understanding, Humanity 193
14. Final Reflections: Finding Reason between Meaning and Meaninglessness 216
15. Bibliography 229
16. Index 243