Deconstructing history / / by Alun Munslow
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| Autore: |
Munslow Alun <1947->
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| Titolo: |
Deconstructing history / / by Alun Munslow
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| Pubblicazione: | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 1997 |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 907/.2 |
| Soggetto topico: | History - Methodology |
| Historiography | |
| History - Philosophy | |
| Narration (Rhetoric) | |
| Literature and history | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction 1 -- The Past in a Changing Present 2 -- History as Reconstruction/Construction 3 -- History as Deconstruction 4 -- What is Wrong with Deconstructionist History? 5 -- What is Wrong with Michel Foucault and History 7 -- Hayden White and Deconstructionist History. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In Deconstructing History, Alun Munslow examines history in the postmodern age. He provides an introduction to the debates and issues of postmodernist history. He also surveys the latest research into the relationship between the past, history and historical practice as well as forwarding his own challenging theories.The book discusses issues of both empiricist and deconstruction positions and considers the arguments of major proponents of both stances, and includes:an examination of the character of historical evidenceexploration of the role of historiansdiscussion of the failure of traditional historical methodschapters on Hayden White and Michel Foucaultan evaluation of the importance of historical narrativean up to date, comprehensive bibliographyan extensive and helpful glossary of difficult key terms.Deconstructing History maps the philosophical field, outlines the controversies involved and assesses the merits of the deconstructionist position. He argues that instead of beginning with the past history begin with its representation by historians. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Deconstructing history |
| ISBN: | 1-280-47855-1 |
| 9786610478552 | |
| 0-203-13158-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910449777603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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