History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET January 2017 History
Who among the following expressed grave doubts about Ranke's tall claim regarding 'objective' and 'impartial' history?
AGeorge Waltz
BE.H. Carr ✓ Correct
CHeinrich von Sybel
DDove
Correct answer: (B) E.H. Carr — E.H. Carr expressed these doubts, so the answer is E.H. Carr.
Explanation
★E.H. Carr expressed these doubts, so the answer is E.H. Carr.
★Ranke claimed to write objective and impartial history.
★He said he wished to show the past as it actually happened.
★E.H. Carr expressed grave doubts about this tall claim.
★He held that the historian always shapes the facts he chooses.
★So the doubts about Ranke's claim were expressed by E.H. Carr.
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