History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET June 2013 History
Consider the following observations concerning 'new history' and select the correct answer.
AIt focused attention on the manners, customs and beliefs of the whole people
BIt tried to displace political history from the centre of historical attention
CIt employed the methods and insights of sociology and other sciences
DAll of the above ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) All of the above — All the observations are correct, so the answer is all of the above.
Explanation
★All the observations are correct, so the answer is all of the above.
★The new history widened the scope of the discipline beyond kings and politics.
★It focused on the manners, customs and beliefs of whole peoples.
★It tried to move political history away from the centre of attention.
★It drew on the methods and insights of sociology, economics and other sciences.
★This approach reshaped history into a study of whole societies and cultures.
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