The methodology of historiography

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• The historiography in general of world history
• Comparative history

• Conspiracy theory
• Historiography as science
• Reductionism

History and theory

A dialog from the PhilOfHi list, December 2000. Example of how a discussion of a specific historical issue ends up being a discussion of theory if people don't share starting assumptions and definitions.

Prospecting for Truth Amid the Distortions of Oral History

By Alexander Stille, The New York Times, Saturday 10 March 2001. With the help of Alessandro Portelli's work, oral history is gaining new respect through insights into its distortions. The errors of oral accounts, like Freudian slips, are a central part of their meaning and their narrative strategy.