KnowraGreat man theoryLinked fromLinked fromThe 10 pages that link to Great man theory, each with the reason it gives.All 10Related 1Compared with 9Historical causationCompared with: It contrasts with explanations centered on broad conditions and interacting causes.Historical contextCompared with: It foregrounds individuals where contextual analysis also examines surrounding forces.Fernand BraudelCompared with: Braudel’s framework gives individuals less explanatory weight than geography and collective structures.Historical determinismCompared with: It locates historical change in individual agency rather than impersonal necessity.Women's historyCompared with: Women's history challenges its narrow account of who drives historical change.Historiography of scienceCompared with: It contrasts with histories that foreground institutions, collective work, and material conditions.Historical figureCompared with: It exaggerates individual agency and can obscure institutions and collective action.History (past events)Compared with: It contrasts with explanations centered on institutions, populations, or material conditions.Pieter GeylCompared with: Geyl’s work belongs to debates broader than explanations centered on individual leaders.