On the Judgment of History

Summary

Joan Wallach Scott critically examines the belief that history will redeem us, revealing the implicit politics of appeals to the judgment of history. She argues that the notion of a linear, ever-improving direction of history hides the persistence of power structures and hinders the pursuit of alternative futures.

Product details

• Authors: Joan Wallach Scott, Scott Joan Wallach
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9780231196949
• ISBN: 978-0-231-19694-9
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Ruth Benedict Book Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; History: theory & methods, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Modern / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, History: theory and methods