History: What and Why?

Ancient, Modern and Postmodern Perspectives

Beverley Southgate (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

216 Seiten

2001 | 2nd edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-25657-5 (ISBN)

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This is a highly accessible introductory survey of historians' views about the nature and purpose of their subject and discusses the traditional model of history as an account of the past 'as it was'.

History: What and Why? is a highly accessible introductory survey of historians' views about the nature and purpose of their subject. It offers a historical perspective and clear guide to contemporary debates about the nature and purpose of history, and a discussion of the traditional model of history as an account of the past 'as it was'. It assesses the challenges to orthodox views and examines the impact of Marxism, feminism and post-colonialism on the study of history.

This second edition has been updated to reflect the continuing, and still increasing, debate surrounding these issues. In particular it discusses:

historians' fear of postmodernism
holocaust denial and the Irving/Lipstadt libel trial
the future of the past in the light of the postmodern challenge.

For anyone teaching, learning or studying history, this is a must.

Beverley Southgate

1. Introduction: History, Philosophy and Historiography 2. What Was History? The Past as it Was 3. Why History? Past Answers 4. External Challenges to the Old Model: Some Interdisciplinary Perspectives 5. Internal Challenges to the Old Model: Some Major Forces 6. What? and Why? The Future of History 7. Postscript

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.9.2001
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
ISBN-10	0-415-25657-7 / 0415256577
ISBN-13	978-0-415-25657-5 / 9780415256575
Zustand	Neuware