The historians' paradox : the study of history in our time / / Peter Charles Hoffer

• Autore: Hoffer Peter Charles <1944->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : New York University Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (228 p.)
• Disciplina: 901
• Soggetto topico: History - Philosophy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-206) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction: Why History is Impossible, Yet Necessary All the Same; 1 It Would Be Logical to Assume...; 2 What's Wrong with This Argument?; 3 Historians and the Loaded Question; 4 Cause for Alarm; 5 One of Us Is Lying; 6 The Politics of History and History in Politics; 7 Historians in the Marketplace; 8 Uncertainties; 9 Historians Confront the Problem of Evil; Conclusion; Glossary; A Very Brief Bibliographical Essay; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: How do we know what happened in the past? We cannot go back, and no amount of historical data can enable us to understand with absolute certainty what life was like "then." It is easy to demolish the very idea of historical knowing, but it is impossible to demolish the importance of historical knowing. In an age of cable television pundits and anonymous bloggers dueling over history, the value of owning history increases at the same time as our confidence in history as a way of knowing crumbles. Historical knowledge thus presents a paradox - the more it is required, the less reliable it has be
• Titolo autorizzato: The historians' paradox
• ISBN: 0-8147-9085-2; 0-8147-3743-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808059203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II