Influencers
The "Father of History"
Herodotus
a.k.a. 'rum & strumpet' history
social history
An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States
Charles Beard
Machiavelli & Guicciardini are important historians during this era
the Renaissance
Includes analysis of concepts of femininity
women's history
The Night Battles of Witchcraft & Agrarian Cults in the 16th & 17th Centuries
Carlo Ginzburg
He emphasized primary sources
Leopard Von Ranke
genre inspired by Sigmund Freud
psychohistory
Styles & Status: Selling Beauty to African-American Women, 1920-1975
Susannah Walker
He pioneered the history of class struggle
Karl Marx
Dramatizes recent events
Instant history
Young Man Luther
Erik Erickson
They wrote God-centered works in the Middle Ages
Christian Monks
One focus of "drum & trumpet" history
Political, military or diplomatic history
The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon