Historical Theory
| Reference Type | Book |
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| Year of Publication |
2002
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| Language |
English
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| Number of Pages |
228 pp.
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| Publisher |
Routledge
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| City |
London, England
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| ISBN |
9780415179867
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| Annotation |
Contents:
Pt. I. Interpretations: Approaches to history
Introduction
Contested nature of historical knowledge
Historical paradigms and theoretical traditions
Pt. II. Investigations: Routes from the present to the past
Beyond metanarrative: plots, puzzles and plausibility
Labelling the parts: categories and concepts
Looking for clues: the question of evidence
Satisfying curiosity: structure, agency and underlying assumptions
Pt. III. Representations: The past in the present
Representing the past
History and partisanship
Conclusion: partial histories
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