Theories and Narratives

Reflections on the Philosophy on History

Alex Callinicos (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

1995
Polity Press (Verlag)
978-0-7456-1201-0 (ISBN)

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* Callinicos is widely read and his books always sell well* The book presents a wide range of theories and theorists - including Fukuyama, White, Mann and Brenner* It attempts to define the scope and range of an acceptable theory on history* Makes connections between theoretical issues and historical problems (e.g.

Alex Callinicos is Professor of Politics at the University of York.

Introduction. Part 1. Sympathy for the Devil?.

Francis Fukuyama and the End of History.

1.1. Fukuyama and the Left.

1.2. Kojeve: From Hegel to Stalin.

1.3. Fukuyama: From Spengler to Reagan.

1.4. History and Reason.

Part 2. History as Narrative.

2.1. The Claims of Narrative.

2.2. The Specificity of Modern Historical Discourse.

2.3. Facing the Facts.

2.4. Theory and Interpretation.

Part 3. History as Theory.

3.1. What is a Theory of History?.

3.2. Marx or Weber?.

3.3. Capitalism and Abstraction.

Part 4. History as Progress.

4.1. Meaning in History.

4.2. The Dialectics of Progress.

4.3. The Rise of the West.

4.4. Identity and Emancipation.

Conclusion.

Notes.

Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.3.1995
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 228 mm
Gewicht	369 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
ISBN-10	0-7456-1201-6 / 0745612016
ISBN-13	978-0-7456-1201-0 / 9780745612010
Zustand	Neuware