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What is history for? : Johann Gustav Droysen and the functions of historiography / Arthur Alfaix Assis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Assis, Arthur Alfaix.
- Series:
- Making sense of history ; v. 17.
- Making sense of history : studies in historical cultures ; Volume 17
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historiography--Philosophy.
- Historiography.
- Historiography--Political aspects.
- Droysen, Johann Gustav, 1808-1884.
- Droysen, Johann Gustav.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 234 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2014.
- Contents:
- Functions of historiography until the mid-nineteenth century: a short history of the problem
- The theoretical design of a new justification
- Historical thinking and the genealogy of the present
- The politics of historical thinking and the limits of the new function
- Conclusion
- Appendix. Droysen and his theory of history.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781782382485
- 1782382488
- OCLC:
- 843862178
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