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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819700603321

Autore

Southgate Beverley C

Titolo

Postmodernism in history : fear or freedom? / / Beverly Southgate

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-134-40533-2

1-134-40534-0

0-203-62427-0

1-280-07265-2

0-415-30539-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 211 pages) : illustrations

Classificazione

15.02

Disciplina

901

Soggetti

Postmodernism

History - Philosophy

Postmodernism - Psychological aspects

Postmodernism - Sociological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Fear (the present); Postmodernism and pomophobia; Postmodernism and history; Contextualisation (the past); Postmodern perspectives: some antecedents; Postmodern parallels: the transition to modernity; Freedom (the future); Overcoming the constraints of modernism; History in postmodernity: from fear to freedom; Notes; Further reading; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This original and thought-provoking study looks at the context of postmodernist thought in general cultural terms as well as in relation to history. Postmodernism in History traces philosophical precursors of postmodernism and identifies the roots of current concerns. Beverley Southgate describes the core constituents of postmodernism and provides a lucid and profound analysis of the current state of the debate. His main concern is to counter 'pomophobia' and to assert a positive future for historical study in a postmodern world.Postmodernism in History is a valuable