Global History and Biography: Reconciling Macro- and Micro Narratives in History Writing

Abstract

History, rather than the past itself, is about human constructions of the past in the present. It is the human who gives a shape to time through narratives. Historians tell stories about yesterdays. What we call academic history, is actually a latest evolution within the continuity in historical storytelling. This exciting innovation of the nineteenth century uses conventional scientific instruments to make its audience believe in the told stories.