The Thinking Historian A Search for History as Understanding

"The manuscript is greatly to be welcomed at this juncture in the history of the discipline of history. It offers a refreshing perspective on questions that can hold the profession together." - Benjamin Zachariah, Senior Research Fellow, Trier University, Germany.

"An excellent choice for an introductory book for students of historiography." - Marnie Hughes-Warrington, Bradley Distinguished Professor, University of South Australia.

"Writing as a practicing historian with a lifetime of experience in teaching and researching the past, Eric Sager offers a crisp, concise, and personally introspective exploration of how historical thinking works. In its use of real examples of historical scholarship, and by linking these to philosophical and social scientific concepts in a style free of both oversimplification and jargon, The Thinking Historian will be of great value to anyone seeking to understand both the possibilities and the limits of history." - Daniel Woolf, Professor and Principal Emeritus, Queen's University, Canada.