| Description |
xii, 280 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Studies in modern history |
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Studies in modern history (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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| Contents |
1. The romantic imagination -- 2. Butterfield's critique of the Whig interpretation -- 3. Butterfield's critique of Action -- 4. Machiavelli and the English tradition -- 5. Expository historiography -- 6. Providence -- 7. Technical history -- 8. Butterfield's critique of interpretations -- 9. The three ways or levels of history -- 10. The Wiles lectures -- 11. Butterfield's critique of Namier -- 12. Challenges and resolutions -- Works by Herbert Butterfield |
| Summary |
"Herbert Butterfield (1900-79) is best known for his The Whig Interpretation of History (1931) and The Origins of Modern Science (1949). Here the development and articulation of these themes is explored across the full range of Butterfield's writings. Special attention is given to the relationship between 'technical history' and providence, and Butterfield's critique of 'interpretations of history'. The discussion includes consideration of Butterfield's responses to figures such as Acton, Bury, Geyl, Namier, Ranke, Temperley and Toynbee. In his conclusions, the author offers a resolution of the apparent conflicts within Butterfield's thinking."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Butterfield, Herbert, 1900-1979.
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History -- Philosophy.
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Historiography.
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| LC no. |
2004048942 |
| ISBN |
1403939284 cloth |
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1403939284 hardback |
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