Q. Edward Wang, Georg G. Iggers

Introduction
The Invention of History: From Homer to Herodotus Francois Hartog
The Ch'in Unification (221 B.C.) in Chinese Historiography Chun-Chien Huang
From Ancient to Medieval Historial Thinking Ernst Breisach
New Directions in Northern Sung Historial Thinking (960-1126) Thomas H.C. Lee
Turning Points in Islamic Historical Practice R. Stephen Humphreys
The Historicization of Classical Leaning in Ming-Ch'ing China Benjamin Elman
Conceptions of Scientific History in the Nineteenth-Century West Eckhardt Fuchs
National Histories and World Systems: Writing Japan, France, and the United States Christopher L. HillChristopher L. Hill
China's Search for National History Q. Edward Wang
Nationalism and African Historiography Toyin Falola
The Subaltern School and the Ascendancy of Indian History Vinay Lal
A Critique of the Postmodern Turn in Western Historiography Kevin Windschuttle
Postmodernism and Chinese History Arif Drlik
Postscript Richard T. Vann