03275nam 2200613Ia 450 991046223710332120210423223051.01-283-57131-597866138837660-300-18701-710.12987/9780300187014(CKB)2670000000234172(OCoLC)811400605(CaPaEBR)ebrary10590960(SSID)ssj0000711396(PQKBManifestationID)11411145(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711396(PQKBWorkID)10700109(PQKB)10096772(MiAaPQ)EBC3421041(DE-B1597)485747(DE-B1597)9780300187014(Au-PeEL)EBL3421041(CaPaEBR)ebr10590960(CaONFJC)MIL388376(OCoLC)923600781(EXLCZ)99267000000023417220120518d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHistory in the making[electronic resource] /John H. ElliottNew Haven Yale University Press20121 online resource (272 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-18638-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Illustrations --Preface --Acknowledgements --1. Why Spain? --2. National and transnational history --3. Political history and biography --4. Perceptions of decline --5. Art and cultural history --6. Comparative history --7. The wider picture --Notes --Select bibliography --IndexFrom the vantage point of nearly sixty years devoted to research and the writing of history, J. H. Elliott steps back from his work to consider the progress of historical scholarship. From his own experiences as a historian of Spain, Europe, and the Americas, he provides a deft and sharp analysis of the work that historians do and how the field has changed since the 1950s.The author begins by explaining the roots of his interest in Spain and its past, then analyzes the challenges of writing the history of a country other than one's own. In succeeding chapters he offers acute observations on such topics as the history of national and imperial decline, political history, biography, and art and cultural history. Elliott concludes with an assessment of changes in the approach to history over the past half-century, including the impact of digital technology, and argues that a comprehensive vision of the past remains essential. Professional historians, students of history, and those who read history for pleasure will find in Elliott's delightful book a new appreciation of what goes into the shaping of historical works and how those works in turn can shape the world of thought and action.HistoriographySpainHistoriographyElectronic books.Historiography.946.0072/02Elliott John Huxtable156581MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462237103321History in the making2445184UNINA