Introduction to the Study of History (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Langlois, Charles Victor

 
9781332807772: Introduction to the Study of History (Classic Reprint)

Sinopsis

Hook line : A turning point in how history is taught in Paris, and what it means for scholars and students alike.

This book shows how new diplomas and reform-minded schools reshaped historical study.

In Reforming History Education, Langlois examines a wave of changes in Parisian higher education. The text explains how new diplomas and standardized exams began to align historical instruction across faculties and specialized schools. It traces how institutions like the Ecole normale supérieure, the Ecole des hautes etudes, and the Ecole des chartes started to cooperate, while keeping their own traditions. The result is a broader, more integrated vision of a modern university in history.
What you’ll experience:
  • An overview of diploma reforms and their impact on student preparation and scholarly work
  • The shift toward a coordinated system among major Parisian institutions
  • The emergence of a united historical curriculum and its implications for research
  • A discussion of the larger idea of a "greater" University of Paris and its components
Ideal for readers of history education, institutional reform, and the evolution of higher learning in late 19th-century France.

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Excerpt from Introduction to the Study of History

Main subject. They will recognise, if they think over it, that the causes of this leaning are bad taste, a kind of naive vanity, sometimes a disordered mind. Again: The faults of historic works intended for the general public are the results of the insufficient prepara tion of the bad literary training of the popularisers. What an admirable criticism there is too of that peculiarly German shortcoming (one not, however, unknown elsewhere), which results in men whose learning is ample, whose monographs destined for scholars are highly praiseworthy, showing themselves capable, when they write for the public, of sinning heavily against scientific methods, so that, in their determination to stir their public, they who are so scrupulous and particular when it is a question of dealing with minutiae, abandon themselves like the mass of mankind to their natural inclinations when they come to set forth general questions. They take sides, they blame, they praise, they colour, they em bellish, they allow themselves to take account of personal, patriotic, ethical, or metaphysical considera tions. Above all, they apply themselves with what talent has fallen to their lot to the task of creating a work of art, and, so applying themselves, those of them who lack talent become ridiculous, and the.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Introduction to the Study of History

And used by our authors, but I believe that as an introduction to the subject, intended for the use of English or North American students, this little volume will be found the handier and more practical work. Of its value to English workers I can speak from experience, and I know many teachers to whom it will be welcome in its present form.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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