Dr. P. Geyl "Debates with Historians" 1955

Kenmerken

Conditie: Gelezen

Gebied: Europa

Periode: 19e eeuw

Jaar (oorspr.): 1955

Beschrijving

Contents:
1). Ranke in the light of the catastrophe.
2). Macaulay in his essays.
3). Carlyle - his reputation and influence.
4). Michelet and his History of the French Revolution.
5). Toynbee's system of cibilisations.
6). Prophets of doom (Sorokin and Toynbee).
7). Toynbee once more - Empiricism or Apriorism.
8). Toynbee the prophet (the last four volumes).
9). The national state and the writers of Netherlands history.
10). The French historians and Talleyrand.
11). Latter-day Napoleon worship.
12). The American Civil War and the problem of inevitability.
13). Historical inevitability (Isaiah Berlin).Wijzig