The phrase "total history" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a comprehensive record of events in any particular field or area. For example, "This book provides a total history of the development of the modern automobile industry".
The concept of "total history" has long been debated by academics.
While aiming at a "total history," it also yielded dazzling microstudies of villages and regions.
By Anthony Grafton Some envision a universal archive — the basis for a total history of the human race.
It aimed at a "total history" that relied heavily on quantification and also yielded dazzling microstudies of villages and regions.
"He may have gone too far in provoking people with his thesis, but he's written an essay -- it's not meant to be a total history -- and is clearly trying to direct discussion".
Others have evoked even more utopian prospects, such as a universal archive that will contain not only all books and articles but all documents anywhere — the basis for a total history of the human race.
In this respect Voltaire is the father of the "total histories" and the "histories of everyday life" that blossomed in the second half of the 20th century.
Species-richness can be assessed by measuring phylogenetic diversity -- the total evolutionary history shared across all species within a community.
In golf's four showcase events, Rose was 34 under, the fourth-lowest cumulative total in history.
The South Africa captain helped his side to 439 for two, the second-highest ODI total in history, and Root believes that is something England can aspire to.
But Mr. de Margerie said negotiations with the Iraqis were more about working out acceptable financial terms, not dealing with concerns over Total's history in the country.
