A Concise History of History

This short history of history is an ideal introduction for those studying or teaching the subject as part of courses on the historian's craft, historical theory and method, and historiography. Spanning the earliest known forms of historical writing in the ancient Near East right through to the present and covering developments in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, it also touches on the latest topics and debates in the field, such as 'Big History', 'Deep History' and the impact of the electronic age. It features timelines listing major dynasties or regimes throughout the world alongside historiographical developments; guides to key thinkers and seminal historical works; further reading; a glossary of terms; and sample questions to promote further debate at the end of each chapter. This is a truly global account of the process of progressive intercultural contact that led to the hegemony of Western historiographical methods.

Presents a global view of the major themes, and the most prominent thinkers and historians from the history of historical writing

Includes sample questions at the end of each chapter to allow instructors to initiate class discussions and assign students with topics to consider further

Written by a leading figure in the field, this will be invaluable to those students and instructors looking for a global historiographical focus