{"product_id":"universal-history-the-oldest-historical-group-of-nations-and-the-greeks-paperback-9781108075183","title":"Universal History; The Oldest Historical Group of Nations and the Greeks (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108075183","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUniversal History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Oldest Historical Group of Nations and the Greeks\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished 1884, this work in English translation focuses on the Mediterranean and the Middle East, from ancient Egypt to Alexander.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLeopold von Ranke (Author), George Walter Prothero (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108075183, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 October 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e522 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'No apology can be needed for introducing to English readers the latest work of Leopold von Ranke', states the editor's preface to this English translation, first published in 1884. Ranke (1795–1886) is well known for pioneering the modern historical method which advocates empiricism, rather than a focus on the philosophy of history. Emphasising the importance of presenting history exactly as the surviving evidence, both documentary and archaeological, reveals it to have happened, Ranke asserted that different eras need to be understood in their own contexts rather than in relation to each other. Though it is limited to the Mediterranean and the Middle East, this work takes a broad overview of 'the oldest historical group of nations and the Greeks', beginning with ancient Egypt and concluding with Alexander the Great and his immediate successors. Other works by Ranke in English translation are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Amon-Ra, Baal, Jehovah, and ancient Egypt\u003cbr\u003e 2. The twelve tribes of Israel\u003cbr\u003e 3. Tyre and Assur\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Medo-Persian kingdom\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ancient Hellas\u003cbr\u003e 6. The encounter between the Greeks and the Persian empire\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Athenian democracy and its leaders\u003cbr\u003e 8. Antagonism and growth of religious ideas in Greek literature\u003cbr\u003e 9. The relations of Persia and Greece during the first half of the fourth century\u003cbr\u003e 10. The universal monarchy of Makedonia\u003cbr\u003e 11. Origin of the Graeco-Makedonian kingdoms\u003cbr\u003e 12. A glance at Carthage and Syracuse\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266190889240,"sku":"9781108075183","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108075183i.jpg?v=1696751539","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/universal-history-the-oldest-historical-group-of-nations-and-the-greeks-paperback-9781108075183","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}