Definition of history according to different scholars
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1. Arnold J. Toynbee: "History is a vision of God's creation in time."
2. E.H. Carr: "History is an unending dialogue between the past and the present."
3. Leopold von Ranke: "History is the science of the past."
4. Marc Bloch: "History is the science of men in time."
5. Fernand Braudel: "History is the study of long-term structures and processes."
6. Peter Burke: "History is the study of change over time."
7. George Santayana: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
8. Winston Churchill: "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it."
9. Karl Marx: "History is the history of class struggles."
10. Herodotus: "History is the inquiry into the past."
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1. Leopold von Ranke: - "History is the systematic account of what has happened." - Focuses on objective, factual narrative based on primary sources.
2. Karl Marx: - "History is the history of class struggles." - Interprets history through the lens of economic conflict and social change.
3. Benedetto Croce: - "History is the story of liberty." - Emphasizes the role of human agency and freedom in shaping historical events.
4. Fernand Braudel: - "History is the study of the long term." - Examines large-scale historical processes and structures over centuries.
5. E.H. Carr: - "History is a continuous process of interaction between the past, the present, and the future." - Argues that history is not simply a record of objective facts, but is shaped by the perspectives and values of the historian.
6. Gertrude Himmelfarb: - "History is not a science, but an art." - Views history as a form of narrative storytelling that seeks to make sense of the past.
7. Hayden White: - "History is a discourse." - Analyzes the linguistic and literary qualities of historical texts and their role in shaping our understanding of the past.
8. James Loewen: - "History is who we are and why we are the way we are." - Emphasizes the importance of history for understanding ourselves and our society.
9. Simon Schama: - "History is the alchemy that turns the raw materials of the past into the gold of the present." - Views history as a transformative process that illuminates the complexities of human experience.
10. Yuval Noah Harari: - "History is a tapestry woven from the threads of human imagination." - Explores the role of imagination and ideas in shaping historical events.