| Description |
ix, 301 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
The epistemological problem for historians -- What do conventional historians believe? -- Scepticism, relativism and ethics -- Irony -- Self, standpoint and subjectivity -- Responsibility -- History and aesthetics -- Authorship -- Form before content -- Experimental history -- Expressionist history -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Index |
| Summary |
"Deploying a range of key concepts such as scepticism, aesthetics, ethics, standpoint, irony, authorship and a new understanding of truth, The Future of History examines history as a form of knowledge, arguing that in the future the multiple forms of its expression will be as significant as its content"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Historiography -- Philosophy.
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History -- Philosophy.
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| LC no. |
2010023965 |
| ISBN |
9780230232419 hardback |
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0230232418 hardback |
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9780230232426 paperback |
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0230232426 paperback |
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