The Humanizing of Knowledge James Harvey Robinson

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Robinson, James Harvey

Publication details: New Delhi Aakar Books 2021Description: 87pISBN:

9789350027059

DDC classification:

502 ROB

Summary: James Harvey Robinson was an American historian, who co-founded New History, which greatly broadened the scope of historical scholarship in relation to the social sciences. Through his writings and lectures, in which he stressed the new history- the social, scientific, and intellectual progress of humanity rather than merely political happenings- he exerted an important influence on the study and teaching of history. A quintessential Progressive, he combined astute in erudite thinking with a penchant for activism in order to challenge his professional colleagues' "obsolete" conception of history and to demonstrate written history's potential for inspiring social improvement

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James Harvey Robinson was an American historian, who co-founded New History, which greatly broadened the scope of historical scholarship in relation to the social sciences. Through his writings and lectures, in which he stressed the new history- the social, scientific, and intellectual progress of humanity rather than merely political happenings- he exerted an important influence on the study and teaching of history. A quintessential Progressive, he combined astute in erudite thinking with a penchant for activism in order to challenge his professional colleagues' "obsolete" conception of history and to demonstrate written history's potential for inspiring social improvement

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