Turning Points in Historiography: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

by Q. Edward Wang

An examination of how historical thinking has changed in recent years, through a comparison between Eastern and Western epochs.

Until recently almost all histories of historiography have focused on national developments or at best introduced a comparative note from a limited Western perspective. Only in the last few years have there been serious attempts to transcend these borders. The present volume examines turning points in historical thought...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580462693
• ISBN13: 9781580462693
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"