R. G. Collingwood: A Research Companion

by Connelly, James; Johnson, Peter; Leach, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9781441154125
• ISBN10: 1441154124
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-01-15
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

R. G. Collingwood is an important 20th-century historian, archaeologist and philosopher whose works are the subject of continued interest, analysis and study. There is an unquestionable need to support this research activity with the provision of a reference guide which is fully up-to-date, informed and authoritative. The Companion therefore lists all primary and secondary material relevant to the study of Collingwood in all his fields of expertise - historical theory, philosophy and archaeology. It also provides a guide to archive material relevant to his life, together with sources and locations. The resulting volume is an essential companion to the understanding of the life and thought of R. G. Collingwood.

Author Biography

James Connelly is Professor of Politics at the University of Hull, UK. He has co-edited an edition of R G Collingwood's An Essay on Philosophical Method (2005) and published Metaphysics, Method and Politics: The Political Philosophy of R G Collingwood in 2003.

Peter Johnson is Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, UK. His publications include R G Collingwood: An Introduction (1998) and the Bloomsbury Reader's Guide to Collingwood's The Idea of History.

Stephen Leach is Honorary Fellow at Keele University, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Calendar of Collingwood's Life, Works and Related Events
A Collingwood Family Tree
Sources for the Study of Collingwood's Life and Works
Bibliography: Primary and Secondary Works
The Letters of Collingwood
Who's Who
Collingwood's Library
Literary References in Collingwood