On 'What Is History?': From Carr and Elton to Rorty and White
On ‘What is History?' provides a student introduction to contemporary historiographical debates.
Carr and Elton are still the starting point for the vast majority of introductory courses on the nature of history. Building on his highly successful Rethinking History, Keith Jenkins explores in greater detail the influence of these key figures. He argues that historians need to move beyond their ‘modernist' thinking and embrace the postmodern-type approaches of thinkers such as Richard Rorty and Hayden White.
Through its radical critique of Carr and Elton and its championing of Rorty and White, On ‘What is History'? represents a significant development for introductory studies on the nature of history.
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On 'What Is History?': From Carr and Elton to Rorty and White
On ‘What is History?' provides a student introduction to contemporary historiographical debates.
Carr and Elton are still the starting point for the vast majority of introductory courses on the nature of history. Building on his highly successful Rethinking History, Keith Jenkins explores in greater detail the influence of these key figures. He argues that historians need to move beyond their ‘modernist' thinking and embrace the postmodern-type approaches of thinkers such as Richard Rorty and Hayden White.
Through its radical critique of Carr and Elton and its championing of Rorty and White, On ‘What is History'? represents a significant development for introductory studies on the nature of history.
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On 'What Is History?': From Carr and Elton to Rorty and White

On 'What Is History?': From Carr and Elton to Rorty and White

by Keith Jenkins
On 'What Is History?': From Carr and Elton to Rorty and White

On 'What Is History?': From Carr and Elton to Rorty and White

by Keith Jenkins

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On ‘What is History?' provides a student introduction to contemporary historiographical debates.
Carr and Elton are still the starting point for the vast majority of introductory courses on the nature of history. Building on his highly successful Rethinking History, Keith Jenkins explores in greater detail the influence of these key figures. He argues that historians need to move beyond their ‘modernist' thinking and embrace the postmodern-type approaches of thinkers such as Richard Rorty and Hayden White.
Through its radical critique of Carr and Elton and its championing of Rorty and White, On ‘What is History'? represents a significant development for introductory studies on the nature of history.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780415097246
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 11/02/1995
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range: 17 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. On Edward Carr 2. On Geoffrey Elton 3. On Richard Rorty 4. On Hayden White 5. ‘Loose Ends' Notes Index
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