Fifty Years of the Historical Journal

Bibliographic Data

ID8958288
AuthorsMark Goldie (0000-0001-5091-5258, University of Cambridge, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume51
Issue4
Pages821-855
Publication date2008-11-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Historical Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0018246x08007097
OpenAlexW2104222542
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

The half-centenary of the Historical Journal is here used as an opportunity not for celebration but for historical analysis. How well does the journal's claim to publish ‘on all aspects of history’ stand up to scrutiny? Do its contents and contributors reflect the state of the profession, or are they skewed? These questions are explored both conceptually and quantitatively. The notion of a ‘general’ historical journal is examined, as also the distinction between a journal's research and pedagogic functions. Some implications of the HJ 's origins in the period of high modernism are suggested. Finally, current dilemmas are examined, especially in the new era of electronic access

Aesthetics · Comparative historical research · Genealogy · Period (music · Political science · Publication · Scrutiny · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Computer Science · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law · Philosophy

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