Theorien Und Methoden Der Geschichtswissenschaft

What constitutes history as a science? What do we mean when we speak of "the" history? And: Who actually makes it, history? This volume offers an introduction to the history of historical thinking and the science of history. It provides a vivid overview of the historian's working methods and encourages readers to think for themselves. For those who study what others understand by history also form a clear picture of what they themselves understand by it.