Globalization and historiography

Abstract

History as a theoretical discipline is being conditioned by economic globalization that is fast becoming a new ideology. The French Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and the British school of thought, which emphasize historic materialism, have had a considerable impact on world historiography. Many historians have studied in these two centers and either returned to their countries of origin or remained in the United States or Europe, continuing their research in related areas. Generally, historiography has developed a northwestern European theoretical bias. Correlations exist and positivist influences may be identified concerning historical materialism based on the French model developed in the Annals School