Postmodernism in History : Fear or Freedom?

ISBN-13: 9780415305396 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 224 str.

Beverley C. Southgate; B. Southgate;Southgate Bever

Opis

Postmodernism has significantly affected the theory and practice of history. It has induced fears about the future of historical study, but has also offered liberation from certain modernist constraints. This study looks at the context of postmodernist thought in general cultural terms as well as in relation to history. It traces philosophical precursors of postmodernism and identifies the roots of current concerns. The author describes the core constituents of postmodernism and provides an analysis of the current state of the debate. His main concern is to counter pomophobia and to assert a positive future for historical study in a postmodern world.

Spis treści

PART 1 Fear (the present) 1 Postmodernism and pomophobia 2 Postmodernism and history PART 2 Contextualisation (the past) 3 Postmodern perspectives: some antecedents 4 Postmodern parallels: the transition to modernity PART 3 Freedom (the future) 5 Overcoming the constraints of modernism 6 History in postmodernity: from fear to freedom

O autorze

Beverley Southgate is Reader Emeritus in the History of Ideas at the University of Hertfordshire. His numerous publications include History: What & Why? (1996) and Why Bother With History? (2000).