This collection of the writings of Leopold von Ranke was first published in 1973 and remains the leading collection of Ranke’s writings in the English languag

Starting with an examination of how historians work, this "Very Short Introduction" aims to explore history in a general, pithy, and accessible manner, rather t

Ranke (1795-1886) championed objective writing based on source material and established the study of history as a major university discipline. These essays, pre