From History to Theory (eBook)

Kerwin Lee Klein (Autor)

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2011
224 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-94829-7 (ISBN)

Infos

From History to Theory describes major changes in the conceptual language of the humanities, particularly in the discourse of history. In seven beautifully written, closely related essays, Kerwin Lee Klein traces the development of academic vocabularies through the dynamically shifting cultural, political, and linguistic landscapes of the twentieth century. He considers the rise and fall of "e;philosophy of history"e; and discusses past attempts to imbue historical discourse with scientific precision. He explores the development of the "e;meta-narrative"e; and the post-Marxist view of history and shows how the present resurgence of old words-such as "e;memory"e;-in new contexts is providing a way to address marginalized peoples. In analyzing linguistic changes in the North American academy, From History to Theory innovatively ties semantic shifts in academic discourse to key trends in American society, culture, and politics.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. The Rise and Fall of Historiography
2. From Philosophy to Theory
3. Going Native: History, Language, and Culture
4. Postmodernism and the People without History
5. On the Emergence of Memory in Historical Discourse
6. Remembrance and the Christian Right
Afterword: History and Theory in Our Time

Notes
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.5.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
• Schlagworte: 20th century • academia • academic vocabulary • American Culture • American Politics • American Society • changing contexts • cultural historians • Cultural Landscape • essay collection • historians • historical perspective • History • Humanities • language shifts • Linguistic Changes • Linguistic Landscape • marginalized peoples • nonfiction essays • North America • perspective shifts • Philosophy of History • political landscape • Post Marxism • Semantics • theoretical concepts • Theoretical perspective • theory
• ISBN-10: 0-520-94829-7 / 0520948297
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-94829-7 / 9780520948297