The SAGE handbook of historical theory / Nancy Partner, Sarah Foot.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Partner, Nancy, editor.

Foot, Sarah (Sarah Rosamund Irvine), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Philosophy.

History.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (527 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications, Ltd, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The editors introduce the core areas of current debate within historical theory, bringing the reader as up to date with continuing debates and current developments as is possible. The book is divided into three parts, covering:-- Part I. Foundations: The Theoretical Grounds for Knowledge of the Past-- Part II. Applications: Theory-Intensive Areas in History-- Part III. Coda. Post-Postmodernism: Directions and Interrogations This important handbook brings together in one volume discussions of the role of modernity, empiricism, realism, post-modernity and deconstruction in the historian's craft. Chapters are written by leading writers from around the world and cover a wide spread of historical sub-disciplines, such as social history, intellectual history, narrative, gender, memory, psycho-analysis and cultural studies, taking in, along the way, the work of thinkers such as Paul Ricouer, Michel Foucault and Hayden White. The Sage Handbook of Historical Theory is an essential resource for practicing historians, and students of history, and will appeal to scholars in related disciplines in the social sciences and humanities who seek a closer understanding of the theoretical foundations of history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781446247563

OCLC:

846989500

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Restricted for use by site license.