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What is history for? /
An experienced author of history and theory presents this examination of the purpose of history at a time when recent debates have rendered the question 'what is history for?' of utmost importance. Charting the development of historical studies and examining how history has been used, this...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | An experienced author of history and theory presents this examination of the purpose of history at a time when recent debates have rendered the question 'what is history for?' of utmost importance. Charting the development of historical studies and examining how history has been used, this study is exceptional in its focus on the future of the subject as well as its past. It is argued that history in the twenty-first century must adopt a radical and morally therapeutic role instead of studying for 'its own sake'. Providing examples of his vision of 'history in post-modernity', |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 214 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-208) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203696662 9780203696668 9781134267231 1134267231 9780415350983 0415350980 9780415350990 0415350999 1280463503 9781280463501 9786610463503 6610463506 1134267223 9781134267224 |