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Most current historical writing is found to be directed toward other historians or specialists rather than the general reading public. This survey of modern historical works begins with a summary of the theses of Georg Iggers; it then goes on to discuss Stuart Hughes, HISTORY AS ART AND AS SCIENCE (New York, NY: Harper & Row Torchbooks, 1967); Walter Laqueur & George L. Mosse, Ed's, THE NEW HIS- TORY (New York, NY: Harper & Row Torchbooks, 1967); & Geoffrey Barraclough, HISTORY IN A CHANGING WORLD (Oxford, England: Blackwell, 1967). These Vol's have come to the defense of contemporary history. The geographical expansion of historical investigation has demoted European history, as indicated by the total output of historians. In the past 5 yrs, fewer Vol's have been published about colonial empires & Western European imperialism, & more on Africa & Asia. There is a trend toward an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, esp between historians & sociol'ts. The French are ahead in this type of res. Sociol'al res has been a factor in the recent interest in Ur history & in the type of Ur history now being promoted. Other major trends are: demography, Bibliog, the use of computers in both, & historical studies of ideas & culture. The publication of Vol's on the history of ideas & on the individual contributors of the ideas has mushroomed. Detailed discussion of recent historical res in the following countries follows: France; Germany; Spain; Italy; Austria & Hungary; Sweden & the Netherlands; Belgium & Switzerland; Ireland & Scotland. England & France have now periodicals intended for the average reader in which well-known historians publish articles on their special fields: History Today in England, & Historia & Mirroir d'Histoire in France. Historians have often been criticized for lack of good literary style. The Vol's published on modern European history in the last 5 yrs have shown no improvement. Recent conferences on special topics, & Festschrifts & biographies of historians are mentioned. Progress in the history of sci & work of specific periods & topics (the Reformation, nat'lism, etc) is summed up. M. Maxfield.