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Autore: |
Southgate Beverley C
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Titolo: |
Postmodernism in history : fear or freedom? / / Beverly Southgate
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Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xii, 211 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina: | 901 |
Soggetto topico: | Postmodernism |
History - Philosophy | |
Postmodernism - Psychological aspects | |
Postmodernism - Sociological aspects | |
Classificazione: | 15.02 |
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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Postmodernism in history ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-134-40533-2 |
1-134-40534-0 | |
0-203-62427-0 | |
1-280-07265-2 | |
0-415-30539-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910819700603321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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