Companion to Historiography, Hardcover by Bentley, Michael, ISBN 0415030846, ISBN-13 9780415030847, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A reference on the study of the study of the past, presenting essay length analysis rather than the brief dictionary-like entries of other such works. British and American academics in such fields as history, Asian studies, philosophy, archaeology, and anthropology cover the beginnings of historigraphical traditions in the east and west, the Medieval world, early modern historiography, reflections on revolution and ideology and Asian studies in the modern age, and hinterlands and approaches as contexts for the writing of history. Each section includes a substantial introduction. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.