On the future of history: the postmodernist challenge and its aftermath
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1. Verfasser: Breisach, Ernst (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago University of Chicago Press c2003
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A preliminary exploration of the postmodernist challenge -- Postmodernity as the triumph of continuity: structural postmodernism -- Postmodernity as the age of dominant change: poststructuralist postmodernism -- Poststructuralist postmodernism and the reshaping of society -- Concluding observations
What does postmodernism mean for the future of history? Can one still write history in postmodernity? To answer questions such as these, Ernst Breisach provides the first comprehensive overview of postmodernism and its complex relationship to history and historiography. Placing postmodern theories in their intellectual and historical contexts, he shows how they are part of broad developments in Western culture. Breisach sees postmodernism as neither just a fad nor a universal remedy. In clear and concise language, he presents and critically evaluates the major views on history held by influent
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ISBN:0226072819
9780226072814

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