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The practical past /

Hayden White borrows the title for The Practical Past from philosopher Michael Oakeshott, who used the term to describe the accessible material and literary-artistic artifacts that individuals and institutions draw on for guidance in quotidian affairs. The Practical Past, then, forms both a summa of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: White, Hayden V., 1928-2018 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2014.
Colección:FlashPoints (Evanston, Ill.)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The practical past
  • Truth and circumstance : what (if anything) can properly be said about the Holocaust?
  • The historical event
  • Contextualism and historical understanding
  • Historical discourse and literary theory.