TITLE

SOME COMMENTS ON SOCIAL HISTORY

AUTHOR(S)

Stearns, Peter N.

PUB. DATE

September 1967

SOURCE

Journal of Social History;Fall67, Vol. 1 Issue 1, p3

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The author focuses on social history. He states that the relative novelty of the field creates some need for clarification, to bolster social historians and to inform and sometimes convert others. He believes that the relationship between social and political history remains difficult. He also believes that a problem exists between social history and sociology. He claims that there are opportunities and difficulties in every aspect of social history. He believes that social historians must often ask questions that go beyond their material. He stands by his opinion that traditional questions of historiography must be recast and reassessed for the field.

ACCESSION #

23453338

Tags: SOCIAL history;  SOCIAL historians;  WORLD politics;  SOCIOLOGY;  HISTORIOGRAPHY;  HISTORY

 

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