Historiography
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /hɪˌstɒɹiˈɒɡɹəfi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Historiography is a noun meaning (countable and uncountable) The writing of history; a written history.
Meaning
(countable and uncountable) The writing of history; a written history.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The study of the discipline and practice of history and the writings of past historians.
Example Sentences
We limited the discussion to historiographies examining the development of the modern Middle East from World War I onward.
As was mentioned on p.31, value-judgments are generally considered the most conspicuous source of subjectivity in historiography.
This article examines the usages of the notion of “revival” in the context of nineteenth-century Balkan history and, more precisely, in different national historiographies in the region.
In its broadest sense, historiography has to do with the process of historical writing, the identification and use of source material, and the techniques and methods applied to the analysis of these data.
Word Forms
- historiographies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include history, historian, chronicling, metahistory, chronography, annals.
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