Universal History

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Universal History is a monumental multi-volume historical work by Leopold von Ranke that seeks to present an objective, source-based narrative of world history.

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instanceOf historical work
multi-volume work
world history survey
aim to base history on primary sources
to present a universal narrative of human history
approach diplomatic history
objective narrative
political history
author Leopold von Ranke
authorAffiliation University of Berlin NERFINISHED
authorBirthName Leopold von Ranke
authorNationality German
authorOccupation historian
countryOfOrigin Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
focus world history
genre history
hasPart volume 1 of Universal History
volume 10 of Universal History
volume 2 of Universal History
volume 3 of Universal History
volume 4 of Universal History
volume 5 of Universal History
volume 6 of Universal History
volume 7 of Universal History
volume 8 of Universal History
volume 9 of Universal History
historicalPeriodCovered ancient history
early modern history
medieval history
modern history
historiographicalSchool Rankean method
surface form: Rankean school

historicist historiography
influenced modern academic historiography
professionalization of history
influencedBy archival research
historical criticism
keyConcept objectivity in history
primacy of political events
state-centered history
language German
methodology empirical historiography
source-based history
relatedWork History of the Popes
The Ottoman and the Spanish Empires in the 16th and 17th Centuries
scope comparative history
global
usedSources archival documents
diplomatic correspondence
state papers

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Leopold von Ranke notableWork Universal History