Syllabus
Course Code: HIS-E-28 Course Name: History of Historical Writing |
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MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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1 | Historical Writing in Ancient Times: Introduction and the Beginning of the History of Historical Writing; Greco-Roman Historiography; Chinese Historiography; Ancient Indian Historiography |
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2 | Historical Writing in the Medieval Times: Church History and Western Historiography upto Renaissance; Islamic Historiography – Arabic and Persian Traditions, Medieval Indian Historiography | |
3 | Historical Writing in Modern Times: Historiography during Renaissance, Reformation and Age of Enlightenment; Romantic Historiography – Nationalist and Idealist Expressions; The Berlin Revolution: Niebuhr and Ranke; The Positivist and Materialist Assertions: Comte and Marx | |
4 | New Trends of Historiography: Annals Tradition of Historiography; Post-Modern Historiography; Critical Theory and Historiography; Post-Colonial Historiography – Subaltern History |