The Routledge Companion to Historical Studies

In theory and concept this Companion betrays its literary heritage, being a direct descendant of those tomes of philosophy and sociology published by Routledge, Kegan Paul, Trench and Trübner down the years. It is not a practical and factual guide to instruct and comfort students in their examination‐driven learning and revision; not an aide‐memoire to dates, events and leading figures; it has no useful chronologies or genealogical tables; it does not have maps, or illustrations, and it is not designed for sixth‐formers or undergraduates at all, Rather, what Munslow has attempted to provide is “a short, convenient, and yet critical...