historiography
noun
his·to·ri·og·ra·phy
hi-ˌstȯr-ē-ˈä-grə-fē 
1
a
: the writing of history
especially
: the writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars from the authentic materials, and the synthesis of particulars into a narrative that will stand the test of critical methods
b
: the principles, theory, and history of historical writing
a course in historiography
2
: the product of historical writing : a body of historical literature
a survey of the country's historiography
historiographical
adjective
or less commonly historiographic
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The memorial also mentions several Jewish victims of Arab robberies and 13 Jews who were killed in British bombing raids on Palestine during World War I. Palestinian historiography and commemorative culture rely on a similarly tendentious use of history.
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Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Add to that their cultural breakthroughs, inventing historiography, medicine, theater, philosophy—even the words are of Greek origin.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Nolan’s book contributes to the historiography of the multidecade conflict, which has already been the focus of some excellent scholarship by such specialists as Greg Grandin, Victoria Sanford, and Stephen Schlesinger.
—John Washington, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
The author’s deference reaches a point where his own work becomes more historiography than history.
—Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
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Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Add to that their cultural breakthroughs, inventing historiography, medicine, theater, philosophy—even the words are of Greek origin.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Nolan’s book contributes to the historiography of the multidecade conflict, which has already been the focus of some excellent scholarship by such specialists as Greg Grandin, Victoria Sanford, and Stephen Schlesinger.
—John Washington, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
The author’s deference reaches a point where his own work becomes more historiography than history.
—Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
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“Historiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/historiography. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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