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Franjo Rački’s Approach to Historical Science

Maja Polić orcid.org/0000-0002-3929-6991 ; Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti , Zavod za povijesne i društvene znanosti u Rijeci, Rijeka, Hrvatska

Abstract

The paper deals with the approach to historical science of Dr. Franjo Rački, one of the most prominent Croatian personalities of the 19th century. The author follows the direction of Rački’s thinking, within which the National Revival ideology, as a reflection of the European nationalism to our territory, was transformed into an interest for the historical science. Rački, being an unequalled initiator and moderator of scientific research in its entirety, had successfully linked the science component with the interests of the national and political ideology. Rački’s development as historiographer and his interest in improving the historical research methodology of that time are furthermore followed in the paper.

Keywords

Franjo Rački; historical science; national and political ideology; historical research methodology

Hrčak ID:

55022

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/55022

Publication date:

15.12.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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