About the Book : This book traces the evolution of historical thought, with special emphasis on recent historiography. Dealing with the historical writings in ancient world such as India, China and the West, it discusses at length the medieval and modern historiography. Delving deep into the developments in historiography during the ninteenth and twentieth centuries, it describes in detail different approaches to history such as Nationalist, marxist, subaltern, oral, communal, local and regional approaches. About Author : Tej Ram Sharma started his teaching career at Himachal Pradesh University Shimla, presently teaches History at the University of Hyderabad. He has served the University of Hyderabad for over two decades where he has been a founder member of the Department, Head of the Department of History, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and the Member of the Executive Council. He has participated. Organised, chaired and inaugurated many conferences and seminars of inter-disciplinary nature. He is a member of many National and international professional bodies. He has won wide acclaim form scholars for his earlier works and the prestigious awards conferred on him form the International Academic Community bear the stamp of a wider recognition of his scholarship. Presently he is working as a Professor in the Department of History and Coordinator of SAP-3, DSA-Department of History, University of Hyderabad.