Contributions to Theory and Comparative History of Historiography

This book bears witness to the tightening of bonds that has been taking place among the Brazilian and the German historiographical scenes in the last years. It comprises contributions by scholars of four different countries, which deal with a wide array of issues in the fields of Theory of History and Comparative History of Historiography.

Luiz Estevam de Oliveira Fernandes, Luísa Rauter Pereira, and Sérgio da Mata are Professors of History at the University of Ouro Preto, Brazil.

Contents: Luiz Estevam de Oliveira Fernandes/Luísa Rauter Pereira/Sérgio da Mata: Introduction: Historiographies in Dialogue – Estevão de Rezende Martins: Brazil, Germany: Historiographies and Identities – Helmut Galle: «Aesthetical Representation of Natural History Objects»: Narrative Strategies in A. v. Humboldt’s – Vera M. Kutzinski: Facts and Fictions: Alexander von Humboldt in Brazil – Luiz Estevam O. Fernandes: Humboldt and the Writing of New Spain’s History – Arthur Alfaix Assis: Schemes of Historical Method in the Late 19th Century: Cross-References between Langlois and Seignobos, Bernheim, and Droysen – Leopoldo Waizbort: Erich Auerbach - – Gunter Scholtz: What is Conceptual History and to What End Do We Use It? – Valdei Lopes de Araujo: The History of Concepts and the History of Historiography: a Brazilian Trajectory – Moshe Zimmermann: History as an Instrument Use and Misuse of German History - An Israeli Perspective.