Deconstructing History

Bibliographic Data

ID19004063
AuthorsAlun Munslow (corresponding author), Munslow a Staff
Year1997
Publication date1997-10-30
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueDeconstructing History (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203131589
OpenAlexW4239660527
Open LibraryOL657802M
ISBN9780203131589
LanguageEN
Citations received66

In Deconstructing History, Alun Munslow examines history in the postmodern age. He provides an introduction to the debates and issues of postmodernist history. He also surveys the latest research into the relationship between the past, history and historical practice as well as forwarding his own challenging theories. The book discusses issues of both empiricist and deconstruction positions and considers the arguments of major proponents of both stances, and includes: an examination of the character of historical evidence exploration of the role of historians discussion of the failure of traditional historical methods chapters on Hayden White and Michel Foucault an evaluation of the importance of historical narrative an up to date, comprehensive bibliography an extensive and helpful glossary of difficult key terms. Deconstructing History maps the philosophical field, outlines the controversies involved and assesses the merits of the deconstructionist position. He argues that instead of beginning with the past history begin with its representation by historians

History · Philosophy, History, and Historiography

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