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From Voltaire to Marx and Engels, this anthology explores history from the viewpoint of historians. The text includes influential works such as “The New Philosophical History” by Voltaire, “History as Biography” by Thomas Carlyle, and “A New Economic History” by R. W. Fogel.
\"I cannot imagine a more engaging and instructive introduction to the fascinations of historical writing than Fritz Stern's classic The Varieties of History.\"—Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., City University of New York
\"This book contains not only an excellent selection of passages which characterize the ideas and the work of leading historians from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, but the book in its entirety provides a stimulating survey of the entire development of modern historiography.\"—Felix Gilbert, The Institute for Advanced Study
\"It is by all odds the best kind of introduction to the study and, what is more, to the enjoyment, of history.\"—Crane Brinton
Editions of The Varieties of History
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780394719627
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307783837
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From Voltaire to Marx and Engels, this anthology explores history from the viewpoint of historians. The text includes influential works such as “The New Philosophical History” by Voltaire, “History as Biography” by Thomas Carlyle, and “A New Economic History” by R. W. Fogel.
\"I cannot imagine a more engaging and instructive introduction to the fascinations of historical writing than Fritz Stern's classic The Varieties of History.\"—Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., City University of New York
\"This book contains not only an excellent selection of passages which characterize the ideas and the work of leading historians from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, but the book in its entirety provides a stimulating survey of the entire development of modern historiography.\"—Felix Gilbert, The Institute for Advanced Study
\"It is by all odds the best kind of introduction to the study and, what is more, to the enjoyment, of history.\"—Crane Brinton
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What is The Varieties of History about?
From Voltaire to Marx and Engels, this anthology explores history from the viewpoint of historians. The text includes influential works such as “The New Philosophical History” by Voltaire, “History as Biography” by Thomas Carlyle, and “A New Economic History” by R. W. Fogel.
\"I cannot imagine a more engaging and instructive introduction to the fascinations of historical writing than Fritz Stern's classic The Varieties of History.\"—Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., City University of New York
\"This book contains not only an excellent selection of passages which characterize the ideas and the work of leading historians from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, but the book in its entirety provides a stimulating survey of the entire development of modern historiography.\"—Felix Gilbert, The Institute for Advanced Study
\"It is by all odds the best kind of introduction to the study and, what is more, to the enjoyment, of history.\"—Crane Brinton
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Varieties of History?
History and Archaeology > History
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Fritz Stern
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The Varieties of History is available as paperback(ISBN 9780394719627) and ebook(ISBN 9780307783837)
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