History: Politics or Culture? Reflections on Ranke and Burckhardt

Hardback

Main Details

Title History: Politics or Culture? Reflections on Ranke and Burckhardt
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Felix Gilbert
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:120
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691630977
ClassificationsDewey:901
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

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 contra