For undergraduate courses in Historiography as well as topical courses such as those on the French Revolution or Nazi Germany. It is also appropriate for introductory graduate courses. This book explores the possibilities remaining for historical study in the face of the current trends, including postcolonialism, postmodernism, and deconstruction, among others.

• Organized around a powerful central thesis that historical scholarship and consciousness are not in crisis. Rather than ponder its disintegration, the author explores the possibilities remaining. Pg.___

• Presents a general overview of standard intellectual history, including the major schools, issues, and questions ranging from science to morality, philosophy to anthropology. Pg.___

• Provides a comprehensive survey of historical writing that introduces the assumptions and orientations influencing the writing of history as well as the major figures and schools. Pg.___

• Includes an up-to-date analysis of contemporary trends in history, from postcolonialism and postmodernism to cultural studies, while examining their classical basis (e.g. Marx, Thompson, Braudel, etc.) Pg.___

• Makes history accessible through its relevance to current issues. Demonstrated by recent media coverage of several historical debates, controversial issues have been thrust into popular debate. Controversies over museum exhibits and national standards for history are forcing a reconsideration of the focus and political nature of historical study. Pg.___

• Written in a user-friendly narrative style within a modular approach that deals with different issues such as language, class, and gender in distinct sections. Pg.___

Preface: History as a Disadvantaged Discipline.

I. WHAT IS HISTORY?

II. PROBLEMS OF HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE: HISTORICISM, PRESENTISM, AND THE WRITING OF HISTORY.

III. CROSS-POLLINATION.

IV. VARIETIES OF HISTORY.

V. HISTORICAL ACTORS.

VI. POST-MODERNIST (RE)VISIONS.

VII. THE FUTURE OF HISTORY.

For undergraduate courses in Historiography as well special topical courses.

This book explores the possibilities remaining for historical study in the face of the current trends, including postcolonialism, postmodernism, and deconstruction, among others.

• History in Crisis? Recent Directions in Historiography, 2/E
  Wilson
  © 2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 192 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131835521 | ISBN-13: 9780131835528
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