Chapter 13

THE GROUPING OF FACTS

Historical facts may be classified and arranged either according to their time and place, or according to their nature--Scheme for the _logical_ classification of general historical facts 232

The selection of facts for treatment--The history of civilisation and "battle-history"--Both needed 236

The determination of groups of men--Precautions to be observed--The notion of "race" 238

The study of institutions--Danger of being misled by metaphors--The questions which should be asked 241

Evolutions: operations involved in the study of them--The place of particular facts (events) in evolution--Important and unimportant facts 244

Periods--How they should be defined 249