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...summarizing other trends among historians the United States, I will also focus on the post--World War II period. More works deserve mention if readers are to avoid a restricted view of history in this period.

Grafton covers major works by micro-historians, especially Carlo Ginzburg, Natalie Davis, and Robert Darnton, and discusses some contributions by Lawrence Stone and Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie. He mentions other giants of history like William McNeill and C. Van Woodward, but not their main contributions. I can suggest some additional accomplishments and controversies.

Postwar politics--from HUAC investigations and loyalty oaths to mass movements against war and for civil, women's, and gay rights--affected the personnel and content of historical studies. A leftward turn among students, with many choosing academe over more lucrative professions, changed history departments from their former largely conservative white male character.

The geographical expansion of history brought most of the world into history courses. It also created new views of world and comparative history. World historians like William McNeill, Leftan Stavrianos, and Marshall Hodgson brought...

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