Making History: An Introduction to the History and Practices of a Discipline

ISBN-13: 9781138933361 / Angielski / Twarda / 2027 / 352 str.

Peter Lambert; Phillipp Schofield (University of Wales

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Making History offers a fresh perspective on the study of the past. It is an exhaustive exploration of the practice of history, historical traditions and the theories that surround them. Discussing the development and growth of history as a discipline and of the profession of the historian, the book encompasses a huge diversity of influences, organized around a number of themes, including the most significant movements in historical scholarship in the last century, interdisciplinary trends and historical practice outside the academy. New to this edition includes chapters on history and archeology, history and memory studies, International history, global history, and media history.

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Notes on contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Peter Lambert and Phillipp Schofield PART I The Professionalisation of History 1 The Institutionalisation and Organisation of History 2 Methodology: 'Scientific' History and the Problem of Objectivity 3 The Primacy of Political History Conclusion PART II Crises and Transformations within the Discipline: Challenges to the Statist/Historist Paradigm 4 The Emergence of British Economic History, c.1880-c.1930 5 The Annales School and Historical Writing 6 Social History in Germany 7 The 'New Social History' in America PART III Interdisciplinarity 8. History and Archeology 9 History and Psychoanalysis 10 History and Sociology 11 History and Anthropology 12 History and Literature PART IV Social Movements and Theory into History 13 History and Marxism 14 Women's History and Gender History 15 Historians and the 'New' British History 16 Postmodernism and the Linguistic Turn PART V Fields of Research 17 History and Memory Studies 18 Diplomatic and Internationlal History 19 Global, World and Atlantic History 20 Media History PART VI Beyond the academy 21 History in the Media 22 History and Heritage 23 History and 'Amateur' History 24 Conclusion: History and Power Further Reading Index