Historical knowledge, historical error a contemporary guide to practice - Megill, Allan; Shepard, Steven 1978-; Honenberger, Phillip (Chicago The University of Chicago Press, 2007)
Part IV: Fragmentation -- Fragmentation and the future of historiography: on Peter Novick's that noble dream -- Grand narrative and the discipline of history -- Four ideal-typical attitude toward the overall coherence of history -- Four postulates suggested by the preceding account -- Coherence and incoherence in historical studies: from the Annales school to m the new cultural history -- The annales school and the problem of coherence -- The annales school: from convergence to multiplicity -- Coherence as a wild commitment -- Conclusion: Against current fashion.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-267) and index.
Keywords: History -- Philosophy; Knowledge, Theory of; History -- Philosophy; Knowledge, Theory of