History is not only what has happened - history is also what has been recorded about individual events, and what has been communicated and debated in various ways. Thus, history is only accessible in mediated form. Achim Landwehr first explains the roots of historical discourse analysis, which deals intensively with these questions: from the conceptual history of Reinhart Koselleck to the works of Hayden White and the studies of Michel Foucault. On this basis, he demonstrates the usefulness of the analytical category of discourse for the field of history. He also illustrates how empirically grounded historical discourse analyses can be conducted in academic studies and what considerations are necessary in this process. For anyone looking to familiarize themselves with this influential theory and method, this volume is an indispensable standard work.