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Theories of history are theories for why things happened the way they did (and possibly what that means for the future). Subcategories This category has the following 22 subcategories, out of 22 total.
The Strauss–Howe generational theory, devised by William Strauss and Neil Howe, describes a theorized recurring generation cycle in American and Western history.According to the theory, historical events are associated with recurring generational personas (archetypes).
Social cycle theories are among the earliest social theories in sociology.Unlike the theory of social evolutionism, which views the evolution of society and human history as progressing in some new, unique direction(s), sociological cycle theory argues that events and stages of society and history generally repeat themselves in cycles.
"The Geographical Pivot of History" is an article submitted by Halford John Mackinder in 1904 to the Royal Geographical Society that advances his heartland theory. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In this article, Mackinder extended the scope of geopolitical analysis to encompass the entire globe.
Napoleon, a typical great man, said to have created the "Napoleonic" era through his military and political genius. The great man theory is an approach to the study of history popularised in the 19th century according to which history can be largely explained by the impact of great men, or heroes: highly influential and unique individuals who, due to their natural attributes, such as superior ...
Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence helped establish analytical Marxism as a school of thought, [5] and came to be seen as a classic. [10] The book was praised by the historian G. E. M. de Ste. Croix, [11] and was also commended by the political scientist David McLellan. [12]
In this opinion, grand theories are unprovable, and instead intensive field work would determine the most likely explanation and history of a culture, and hence it is named "historicism". This opinion would produce a wide range of definition of what, exactly, constituted culture and history, but in each case the only means of explaining it was ...
In the East, cyclical theories of history developed in China (as a theory of dynastic cycle) and in the Islamic world in the Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406). During the Renaissance, cyclical conceptions of history would become common, with proponents illustrating decay and rebirth by pointing to the decline of the Roman Empire.