James Harvey Robinson

James Harvey Robinson
James Harvey Robinson was an influential American historian and educator, born in 1863 and known for reshaping the study of history in the early 20th century. He emphasized the importance of interdisciplinary approaches, blending history with other social sciences, which he termed "The New History." Robinson's key works include "The New History" (1912) and "An Introduction to the History of Western Europe" (1902), both of which advocated for history's relevance to contemporary issues. He co-founded the New School for Social Research in 1919, promoting progressive ideas in education and public intellectualism.

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1. ON THE PURPOSE OF THIS VOLUME If some magical transformation could be produced in men's ways of looking at themselves and their fellows, no inconsiderable part of the evils which now afflict society would vanish away or remedy themselves automatically. If the majority of influential persons held the opinions and occupied the point of view that a few rather uninfluential people now do, there... more...

PREFACE In introducing the student to the history of the development of European culture, the problem of proportion has seemed to me, throughout, the fundamental one. Consequently I have endeavored not only to state matters truly and clearly but also to bring the narrative into harmony with the most recent conceptions of the relative importance of past events and institutions. It has seemed best, in an... more...