Descent Into Discourse : the reification of language and the writing of social history /

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"A spirited and telling critique of the fashionable tendency to substitute language for history [and] ... a promising discussion of the nature and flexibility of historical materialism ... [A] feisty and provocative book."--Elizabeth Fox-Genovese"Critical theory is no substitute for h...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Palmer, Bryan D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia PA : Temple University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Language and history.
Historical materialism.
Discourse analysis.
Criticism.
Historiography.
Reification.
Langage et histoire.
Matérialisme historique.
Critique.
Réification.
Historiographie.
historiography.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Vocabulary.
REFERENCE > Word Lists.
HISTORY > General.
Criticism
Discourse analysis
Historical materialism
Historiography
Language and history
Reification
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"A spirited and telling critique of the fashionable tendency to substitute language for history [and] ... a promising discussion of the nature and flexibility of historical materialism ... [A] feisty and provocative book."--Elizabeth Fox-Genovese"Critical theory is no substitute for historical materialism; language is not life." With this statement, Bryan Palmer enters the debate that is now transforming and disrupting a number of academic disciplines, including political science, women's studies, and history. Focusing on the ways in which literary or critical theory is being promoted wi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (309 pages)
ISBN:9781439908808
143990880X

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