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Historical Theory
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Historical Theory Paperback - 2002

by Fulbrook, Mary (Author)

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Routledge, 2002. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 240 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches.
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Details

  • Title Historical Theory
  • Author Fulbrook, Mary (Author)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 2nd edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, London
  • Date 2002
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # x-0415179874
  • ISBN 9780415179874 / 0415179874
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.92 x 6.06 x 0.53 in (20.12 x 15.39 x 1.35 cm)
  • Reading level 1640
  • Library of Congress subjects Historiography, History - Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002067985
  • Dewey Decimal Code 901

From the publisher

Practising historians claim that their accounts of the past are something other than fiction, myth or propaganda. Yet there are significant challenges to this view, most notably from postmodernism. In Historical Theory, a prominent historian develops a highly original argument that evaluates the diversity of approaches to history and points to a constructive way forward.

Mary Fulbrook argues that all historians face key theoretical questions, and that an emphasis on the facts alone is not enough. Against postmodernism, she argures that historical narratives are not simply inventions imposed on the past, and that some answers to historical questions are more plausible or adequate than others.

Illustrated with numerous substantive examples and its focus is always on the most central theoretical issues and on real strategies for bridging the gap between the traces of the past and the interpretations of the present. Historical Theory is essential and enlightening reading for all historians and their students.