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Postmodernism for historians / / Callum G. Brown
| Postmodernism for historians / / Callum G. Brown |
| Autore | Brown Callum G. <1953-, > |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina | 907/.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
History - Philosophy
History - Methodology Postmodernism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-138-16931-5
1-317-86987-7 1-317-86986-9 1-315-83610-6 1-281-34719-1 9786611347192 1-4058-9863-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Copyright Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Character; Aims; Structure; The origins of postmodernism; The two core principles of postmodernism; Notes; 1. Empiricism; Theory; The Enlightenment; Empiricism and history; Social-science History; Application in history; Postmodernist attitudes to empiricism; The three natures of empiricism; The event, the fact and the narrative; Conclusion; Guide to further reading; Notes; 2. Sign; Theory; Elementary semiotics; Written/spoken signs; Sign modes and forms/mediums; Literalness of the sign
How signs relate to 'reality'Theory summary; Application in History; Historians' words; Decoding (1): Cats and Witches; Decoding (2): Carnival; Decoding (3): Food, old age, death; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 3. Discourse; Theory; Defining discourse; The discourse of History; Authorship; Theory summary; Application in History; In/sanity and sex; Women; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 4. Poststructuralism; Theory; Structuralism; Poststructuralism; Application in history; Class; Postcolonialism Wider applicationsFor the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 5. Text; Theory; The text; Narratives; Metanarratives; Deconstructing the text; The past is a text; Reading history: the text as primary source; Writing history: the text as secondary source; Application in history; Cats again - Deconstructing the massacre story; A story of disputed identity; Images as texts; New ways of writing History; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 6. Self; Theory; The social construction of the individual; Application in history; Memory Re/deconstructing the self: the witch and the childReflexivity of the historian; Agency; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 7. Morality; Theory; Morality; The secular character to postmodernity; The past as not-history; Application in history; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 8. Criticism of postmodernism in History; Facts and empiricism; The problem with discourse; Poststructuralism; Text; The problem with the self; Is History really moral?; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; Conclusion; Glossary Further readingWeb links; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453572903321 |
Brown Callum G. <1953-, >
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Postmodernism for historians / / Callum G. Brown
| Postmodernism for historians / / Callum G. Brown |
| Autore | Brown Callum G. <1953-, > |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina | 907/.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
History - Philosophy
History - Methodology Postmodernism |
| ISBN |
1-138-16931-5
1-317-86987-7 1-317-86986-9 1-315-83610-6 1-281-34719-1 9786611347192 1-4058-9863-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Copyright Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Character; Aims; Structure; The origins of postmodernism; The two core principles of postmodernism; Notes; 1. Empiricism; Theory; The Enlightenment; Empiricism and history; Social-science History; Application in history; Postmodernist attitudes to empiricism; The three natures of empiricism; The event, the fact and the narrative; Conclusion; Guide to further reading; Notes; 2. Sign; Theory; Elementary semiotics; Written/spoken signs; Sign modes and forms/mediums; Literalness of the sign
How signs relate to 'reality'Theory summary; Application in History; Historians' words; Decoding (1): Cats and Witches; Decoding (2): Carnival; Decoding (3): Food, old age, death; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 3. Discourse; Theory; Defining discourse; The discourse of History; Authorship; Theory summary; Application in History; In/sanity and sex; Women; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 4. Poststructuralism; Theory; Structuralism; Poststructuralism; Application in history; Class; Postcolonialism Wider applicationsFor the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 5. Text; Theory; The text; Narratives; Metanarratives; Deconstructing the text; The past is a text; Reading history: the text as primary source; Writing history: the text as secondary source; Application in history; Cats again - Deconstructing the massacre story; A story of disputed identity; Images as texts; New ways of writing History; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 6. Self; Theory; The social construction of the individual; Application in history; Memory Re/deconstructing the self: the witch and the childReflexivity of the historian; Agency; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 7. Morality; Theory; Morality; The secular character to postmodernity; The past as not-history; Application in history; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 8. Criticism of postmodernism in History; Facts and empiricism; The problem with discourse; Poststructuralism; Text; The problem with the self; Is History really moral?; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; Conclusion; Glossary Further readingWeb links; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782311103321 |
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Brown Callum G. <1953-, >
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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