Herbert E. Bolton and the Historiography of the Americas

Name: Herbert E. Bolton and the Historiography of the Americas
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ISBN: 9780313298950

ISBN-10: 0313298955

ISBN-13: 9780313298950

Edition: 1998

Authors: Russell Magnaghi

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The comparative approach to the understanding of history is increasingly popular today. This study details the evolution of comparative history by examining the career of a pioneer in this area, Herbert E. Bolton, who popularized the notion that hemispheric history should be considered "from pole to pole." Bolton traced the study of the history of the Americas back to 16th century European accounts of efforts to bring civilization to the New World, and he argued that only within this larger context could the histories of individual nations be understood. After American entry into the Spanish-American War in 1898, historians such as Bolton promoted the idea of comparative history, and it…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 8/20/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Pre-Bolton Formulations of the History of the Americas



Bolton Develops the Americas Concept, 1890-1919



The Americas Concept Emerges, 1919-1929



The Epic of Greater America, 1930-1953



The Concept After Bolton, 1953-1970



The Concept Flourishes



Chrono-Bibliography of the History of the Americas


Bibliography


Index