MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)Term-End Examination

December, 2OO8

MHI-O3 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time :3 hours Maximum Marks: 700(Weightage 70%o)

Note : Answer any fiue questions in about500 words each. Attempt at least twoquestions from each section. AII questionscarr7 equql marks.

SECTION I

What is causality ? What role does it play in thewriting of history ?

Write a note on the Greco-Roman traditions ofhistory-writing.

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Discuss the Indo-Persian tradition of historiographyduring the Sultanate period.

Critically discuss the positivist tradition in writing ofhistory.

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Write a note on the conflicting views on IndianRenaissance.

What is Western Marxism ? Discuss the main trendsin the Western Marxist historiography.

What is History from Below ? Discuss the problemsinvolved in writing such a history.

Write short notes on any two of the following inabout 250 words each :

(a) Microhistory(b) Postmodernism and history-writing(c) Prasosfis and Chorifas(d) Nationalist historiography of India

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