MA-AIHCA II SEM - 201 HISTORIOGRAPHY
MA-AIHCA II SEMESTER (201) - HISTORIOGRAPHY HISTORY, ITS MEANING The word History has come from a Greek word historia whose litrary meaning is , 'inquiry, knowledge from inquiry, or judge' In the words of E. H. Carr , History like theology or natural science, is a special form of thought. John Jacob Anderson says, It is a narration of events which have happened among mankind, including an account of rise and fall of nations, as well as of other great changes which have affected the political and social condition of the human race. Jawaharlal Nehru: “History is the story of Man’s struggle through the ages against Nature and the elements; against wild beasts and the jungle and some of his own kind who have tried to keep him down and to exploit him for their own benefit.” Smith,V.S: “The value and interest of history depend largely on the degree in which the present is illuminated by the past.” E.J. Rapson: “History is a connected account of the co...