From history to theory [[electronic resource] /] / Kerwin Lee Klein
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| Autore: |
Klein Kerwin Lee <1961->
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| Titolo: |
From history to theory [[electronic resource] /] / Kerwin Lee Klein
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 901 |
| Soggetto topico: | Historiography - United States - Methodology |
| Historiography - United States - History | |
| Linguistic change - United States - History | |
| History | |
| Religion | |
| Discourse analysis | |
| Social change - United States - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 precision. He explores the development of the "meta-narrative" and the post-Marxist view of history and shows how the present resurgence of old words-such as "memory"-in new contexts is providing a way to address marginalized peoples. In analyzing linguistic changes in the North American academy, From History to Theory innovatively ties semantic shifts in academic discourse to key trends in American society, culture, and politics. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | From history to theory |
| ISBN: | 1-283-27755-7 |
| 9786613277558 | |
| 0-520-94829-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910465503303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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