History, what and why? : ancient, modern, and postmodern perspectives / Beverley Southgate.

By:

Southgate, Beverley C [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0415256577
0415256585

Subject(s):

History -- Philosophy

DDC classification:

901 21

LOC classification:

D16.8 .S683 2001

Contents:

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.

Summary: "History: what & 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."--Publisher's description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [184]-193) and index.

"History: what & 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."--Publisher's description.

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