The Historian's Craft-轻识

In this classic work, distinguished French economic historian, Marc Bloch, discusses the techniques of historical observation, analysis, and criticism, and the reestablishment of historical causation in assessing events. What is the value of history? What is the use of history? How do scholars attempt to unpack it and make connections in a responsible manner?

While the topics ...

While the topics of historiography and historical methodology have become increasingly popular, Bloch remains an authority. He argues that history is a whole; no period and no topic can be understood except in relation to other periods and topics. And what is unique about Bloch is that he puts his theories into practice; for example, calling upon both his experience serving in WWI as well as his many years spent in peaceful study and reflection. He also argues that written records are not enough; a historian must draw upon maps, place-names, ancient tools, aerial surveys, folklore, and everything that is available.

This is a work that argues constantly for a wider, more human history. For a history that describes how and why people live and work together. There is a living, breathing connection between the past and the present and it is the historian’s responsibility to do it justice.

马克·布洛赫（Marc Bloch,1886年—1944 法国），年鉴学派创始人之一。

布洛赫认为,历史学的研究以时间中的人类为中心。他将历史学家比喻为童话中的一种妖怪,只要闻到哪里有人肉香,就在哪里出现。

布洛赫的早期著作包括《法兰西岛》(1915)、《国王和农奴》(1920)、《创造奇迹的国王们》(1924)和《致力于欧洲社会的比较历史研究》(1928年)等。1929年1月布洛赫和另一位同在斯特拉斯堡大学共事的史学家费弗尔(1878-1956)合作，创办《社会经济历史年鉴》杂志，标志着年鉴学派的形成。布洛赫的后期研究成果主要体现在《法国农村史》(1931)和《封建社会》(两卷，1940—此书已有中译本)两部重要著作中。伽利玛出版社出过一个他的作品结集《历史、大战、抗战》（L'Histoire，la Guerre，laRésistance），校订...

马克·布洛赫（Marc Bloch,1886年—1944 法国），年鉴学派创始人之一。

布洛赫认为,历史学的研究以时间中的人类为中心。他将历史学家比喻为童话中的一种妖怪,只要闻到哪里有人肉香,就在哪里出现。

乌尔里希·劳尔夫（Ulrich Raulff）的德文原版《马克·布洛赫：二十世纪的历史学家》也有了法译本。