LEADER 02712oam 2200613I 450 001 9910458059003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-26723-1 010 $a1-280-46350-3 010 $a9786610463503 010 $a0-203-69666-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203696668 035 $a(CKB)1000000000359758 035 $a(EBL)259713 035 $a(OCoLC)475976410 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000270659 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11206367 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270659 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10280544 035 $a(PQKB)11258237 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC259713 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL259713 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10163806 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL46350 035 $a(OCoLC)437167430 035 $a(OCoLC)70204644 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000359758 100 $a20180706d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhat is history for? /$fBeverley Southgate 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-35099-9 311 $a0-415-35098-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [201]-208) and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Humanities and therapeutic education; 2 History for its own sake; 3 Professed purposes; 4 Hidden agendas; 5 Life and needs in postmodernity; 6 History in postmodernity; 7 Histories for postmodernity - some aspirations; 8 Histories for postmodernity - some examples; Afterword; Further reading; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aAn experienced author of history and theory presents this examination of the purpose of history at a time when recent debates have rendered the question 'what is history for?' of utmost importance.Charting the development of historical studies and examining how history has been used, this study is exceptional in its focus on the future of the subject as well as its past. It is argued that history in the twenty-first century must adopt a radical and morally therapeutic role instead of studying for 'its own sake'.Providing examples of his vision of 'history in post-modernity', 606 $aHistory$xPhilosophy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHistory$xPhilosophy. 676 $a901 686 $a15.02$2bcl 700 $aSouthgate$b Beverley C.$0187880 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458059003321 996 $aWhat is history for$92011326 997 $aUNINA