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Klein Kerwin Lee <1961-> |
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Titolo |
From history to theory [[electronic resource] /] / Kerwin Lee Klein |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-27755-7 |
9786613277558 |
0-520-94829-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Historiography - United States - Methodology |
Historiography - United States - History |
Linguistic change - United States - History |
History |
Religion |
Discourse analysis |
Social change - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
United States History Philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- 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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 "philosophy of history" and discusses past attempts to imbue historical discourse with scientific |
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