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Breisach, Ernst A. was born on October 8, 1923 in Schwanberg, Austria. Son of Otto and Maria (Eder) Breisach. came to the United States, 1953.
( In this pioneering work, Ernst Breisach presents an eff...)
In this pioneering work, Ernst Breisach presents an effective, well-organized, and concise account of the development of historiography in Western culture. Neither a handbook nor an encyclopedia, this up-to-date third edition narrates and interprets the development of historiography from its origins in Greek poetry to the present, with compelling sections on postmodernism, deconstructionism, African-American history, women’s history, microhistory, the Historikerstreit, cultural history, and more. The definitive look at the writing of history by a historian, Historiography provides key insights into some of the most important issues, debates and innovations in modern historiography. Praise for the first edition: “Breisach’s comprehensive coverage of the subject and his clear presentation of the issues and the complexity of an evolving discipline easily make his work the best of its kind.”—Lester D. Stephens, American Historical Review
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American Progressive History is the first book to relate the story of Progressive history through all its transformations from its emergence in the early 1900s to its demise in the 1940s. Focusing his account on the work of the movement's most important representatives—including Charles Beard, James Harvey Robinson, and Carl Becker—Ernst Breisach demonstrates that Progressive history is distinguished by its unique combination of beliefs in the objective reality of historical facts and its faith in the inevitability of the progress of the human race. And though he discusses at length Frederick Jackson Turner's contributions to the creation of a modern American historiography, Breisach sets him apart from the scholars who shaped Progressive history. While Progressive history is usually treated in isolation from simultanieous movements in European historiography, Breisach shows how it was formulated in the face of the same cultural pressures confronting European historians. Indeed, it becomes clear that until the 1930s the Progressive historians' confidence in the validity of historical investigation and the progress of civilization shielded American historians from the skepticism and cultural pessimism which characterized many of their European contempories. Breisach's exceptionally broad and subtle analysis reveals American Progressive history to be an important and innovative experiment in the international quest for a New History, as well as a coherent school of thought in its own right.
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(Genre/Form: Biography Named Person: Caterina Sforza Mater...)
Genre/Form: Biography Named Person: Caterina Sforza Material Type: Biography Document Type: Book All Authors / Contributors: Ernst Breisach Find more information about: OCLC Number: 1976543 Description: vi, 375 p. geneal. tables, port., 24 cm.
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( What does postmodernism mean for the future of history?...)
What does postmodernism mean for the future of history? Can one still write history in postmodernity? To answer questions such as these, Ernst Breisach provides the first comprehensive overview of postmodernism and its complex relationship to history and historiography. Placing postmodern theories in their intellectual and historical contexts, he shows how they are part of broad developments in Western culture. Breisach sees postmodernism as neither just a fad nor a universal remedy. In clear and concise language, he presents and critically evaluates the major views on history held by influential postmodernists, such as Derrida, Foucault, Lyotard, and the new narrativists. Along the way, he introduces to the reader major debates among historians over postmodern theories of evidence, objectivity, meaning and order, truth, and the usefulness of history. He also discusses new types of history that have emerged as a consequence of postmodernism, including cultural history, microhistory, and new historicism. For anyone concerned with the postmodern challenge to history, both advocates and critics alike, On the Future of History will be a welcome guide.
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Breisach, Ernst A. was born on October 8, 1923 in Schwanberg, Austria. Son of Otto and Maria (Eder) Breisach. came to the United States, 1953.
Doctor of Philosophy in History, University Vienna, Austria, 1946. Doctor in Economics, Wirtschafts University, 1950.
Professor Realgymnasium Vienna XIV, Austria, 1946-1952. Associate professor Olivet College, Michigan, 1953-1957. Professor Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 1957-1996.
( What does postmodernism mean for the future of history?...)
(While the study of rhetoric has received a much-needed re...)
(Genre/Form: Biography Named Person: Caterina Sforza Mater...)
( American Progressive History is the first book to relat...)
( In this pioneering work, Ernst Breisach presents an eff...)
( In this pioneering work, Ernst Breisach presents an eff...)
Member American History Association, German Studies Association.
Married Herma E. Pirker, August 2, 1945. Children: Nora Sylvia, Eric Ernst.