Rethinking History - With a New Preface and Conversation With the Author By Alun Munslow

Zusatztext 'This book caused quite a stir when it appeared in 1991 and has now attained Routledge Classics status ... Jenkins packs a lot into a short space and his explanations of 'history theory' are impressively concise.' - The Guardian 'A startlingly clear and thought-provoking introduction to current central debates in history and historiography. It is accessible to history students, students in subjects that draw on historical past and to the general reader. Already, a classic text book.' - Robert Eaglestone, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK 'Far and away the best introduction to the state of the question currently available.' - Hayden White, University of California at Santa Cruz, USA Informationen zum Autor Keith Jenkins (1943-). Professor of Historical Theory! University College Chichester! UK Zusammenfassung The perfect introduction to the discipline of history. It guides the reader through the controversies and debates that surround historical thinking and offers readers the means to make their own discoveries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. What History Is 2. On some Questions and some Answers 3. Doing History in the Post-Modern World

Product details

• Authors: Keith Jenkins, Keith (University College Chichester Jenkins
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.09.2015
• EAN: 9781138127722
• ISBN: 978-1-138-12772-2
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Routledge Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; History: theory & methods, HISTORY / General, Philosophy, HISTORY / Historiography, History: theory and methods