Interest in historical methods

Interest in historical methods has arisen less through external to the validity of history as an intellectual discipline and more from internal quarrels among historians themselves.

人们关注历史研究的方法，主要是因为史学界内部意见不统一，其次是因为外界怀疑历史是不是一门学科。

Interest in historical methods had arisen less through external challenge to the validity of history as an intellectual discipline and more from internal quarrels among historians themselves.

人们对历史研究方法产生了兴趣，这与其说是因为外部对历史作为一门知识学科的有效性提出了挑战，还不如说是因为历史学家内部发生了争吵。

Interest in historical methods has arisen less through external challenges to the validity of history as an intellectual discipline and more from internal quarrels among historians themselves.

人们之所以关注历史研究方法的原因与其说在于外界对历史学是否是门学科提出质疑，倒不如说在于历史学家内部的相互争论。