Since the appearance of his seminal work Metahistory in 1973, Hayden White's thought has been central to the field of historical theory and hence, at least ostensibly, also to history. Despite the radical theoretical change marked by that book and White's subsequent work, the history theory debate is now, four decades later, still largely disregarded by historians in their practices, which belie a lack of understanding of the claims of contemporary historical theory as well as of the practical and ethical stakes. While seeking to remedy this situation, this book provides new insight into...
Since the appearance of his seminal work Metahistory in 1973, Hayden White's thought has been central to the field of historical theory and hence, at ...