Machine generated contents note: 1. truth and fairness of historical descriptions -- 2. truth of historical generalizations and classifications -- 3. Descriptive explanations -- 4. Historical interpretations -- 5. meaning of texts -- 6. truth of cultural history -- 7. Causal, contrastive and functional explanations -- 8. Explaining individual actions -- 9. Explaining collective actions -- 10. Explaining social changes -- 11. Should we privilege the individual?
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-322) and indexes