Why History?

Why History is an introduction to the issue of history and ethics. Designed to provoke discussion, the book asks whether a knowledge and understanding of the past is a good thing to have and if so, why.

List of contents

Introduction; Part 1 On the end of metanarratives; Chapter 1 On Jacques Derrida; Chapter 2 On Jean Baudrillard; Chapter 3 On Jean-François Lyotard; Part 2 On the end of ‘proper’ history; Chapter 4 On Richard Evans; Chapter 5 On Hayden White; Chapter 6 On Frank Ankersmit; Part 3 Beyond histories and ethics; Chapter 7 On Elizabeth Deeds Ermarth; Chapter 8 On David Harlan; Conclusion;

About the author

Keith Jenkins is Reader in History at University College Chichester and author of Rethinking History (1991), On ‘What is History?’ From Carr and Elton to Rorty and White (1995) and The Postmodern History Reader (1997).

Summary

Why History is an introduction to the issue of history and ethics. Designed to provoke discussion, the book asks whether a knowledge and understanding of the past is a good thing to have and if so, why.

Product details

• Authors: Keith Jenkins
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.09.1999
• EAN: 9780415164160
• ISBN: 978-0-415-16416-0
• No. of pages: 248
• Weight: 340 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History: theory & methods, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, HISTORY / Study & Teaching, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, History: theory and methods