Leonardo Montenegro M.
l.montenegro@javeriana.edu.co
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

Abstract:

This text presents a reference about several distinct approaches to the discipline of history that have been established as milestones at diverse moments of their trajectory. The author chooses six of those to discuss their contributions and failures in respect to indirectly related topics of culture, identity and social movements. The article outlines a very general panorama that could serve as a guide for non-experts of the subject matter or history students.

Keywords: German historicism, cliometrics, long duration, Walter Benjamin, Josep Fontana, culture and history.