» książki » History - Historiography
 |
The Truth of History
ISBN: 9780415171106 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Modern relativism and postmodern thought in culture and language challenge the 'truth' of history. This book considers how all historians, confined by the concepts and forms of argument of their own cultures, can still discover truths about the past.
The Truth of History presents a study of various historical explanations and interpretations and evaluates their success as accounts of the past. C. Behan McCullagh contests that the variety of historical interpretations and subjectivity does not exclude the possibility of their truth. Through an examination of the constraints of... Modern relativism and postmodern thought in culture and language challenge the 'truth' of history. This book considers how all historians, confined by...
|
cena:
649,62 zł |
 |
The Truth of History
ISBN: 9780415171113 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Modern relativism and postmodern thought in culture and language challenge the 'truth' of history. This book considers how all historians, confined by the concepts and forms of argument of their own cultures, can still discover truths about the past.
The Truth of History presents a study of various historical explanations and interpretations and evaluates their success as accounts of the past. C. Behan McCullagh contests that the variety of historical interpretations and subjectivity does not exclude the possibility of their truth. Through an examination of the constraints of... Modern relativism and postmodern thought in culture and language challenge the 'truth' of history. This book considers how all historians, confined by...
|
cena:
218,22 zł |
 |
The Empire and Its Critics, 1899-1939: Classics of Imperialism
ISBN: 9780415179454 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The eight books reprinted in this set played an important role in defining attitudes and expectations about imperialism on the British Left in the twentieth century. They are vital in understanding the transition from the liberal anti-imperialism of the nineteenth century to the more overtly socialist critiques of the twentieth.
The eight books reprinted in this set played an important role in defining attitudes and expectations about imperialism on the British Left in the twe...
|
cena:
5976,53 zł |
 |
The Historians of Late Antiquity
ISBN: 9780415204583 / Angielski / Twarda / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The fourth and fifth centuries AD were an era of religious conflict, political change and military conflict. The responses of contemporary historians to these turbulent times reflect their diverse backgrounds - Christian and pagan, writing in both Greek and Latin, documenting church and state.
This volume is the first to offer an accessible survey of the lives and works of these varied figures. The first half of the book explores the structure, style, purpose and nature of their writings. The second half compares and contrasts the information the historians provide, and the views they... The fourth and fifth centuries AD were an era of religious conflict, political change and military conflict. The responses of contemporary historians ...
|
cena:
701,59 zł |
 |
The Historians of Late Antiquity
ISBN: 9780415204590 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The fourth and fifth centuries AD were an era of religious conflict, political change and military conflict. The responses of contemporary historians to these turbulent times reflect their diverse backgrounds - Christian and pagan, writing in both Greek and Latin, documenting church and state.
This volume is the first to offer an accessible survey of the lives and works of these varied figures. The first half of the book explores the structure, style, purpose and nature of their writings. The second half compares and contrasts the information the historians provide, and the views they... The fourth and fifth centuries AD were an era of religious conflict, political change and military conflict. The responses of contemporary historians ...
|
cena:
187,04 zł |
 |
Why History?: Ethics and Postmodernity
ISBN: 9780415206327 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why History is an introduction to the issue of history and ethics. Designed to provoke discussion, the book asks whether a good knowledge and understanding of the past is a good thing to have and if so, why. In the context of postmodern times, Why History suggests that the goal of 'learning lessons from the past' is actually learning lessons from stories written by historians and others. If the past as history has no foundation, can anything ethical be gained from history?
Why History presents liberating challenges to history and ethics, proposing that we have... Why History is an introduction to the issue of history and ethics. Designed to provoke discussion, the book asks whether a good knowledge and...
|
cena:
701,59 zł |
 |
The Logic of History: Putting Postmodernism in Perspective
ISBN: 9780415223980 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Logic of History reveals the rational basis for historians' descriptions, interpretations and explanations of past events. C. Behan McCullagh defends the practice of history as more reliable than has recently been acknowledged. Historians, he argues, make their accounts of the past as fair as they can and avoid misleading their readers. He explains and discusses postmodern criticisms of history, providing students and teachers of history with a renewed validation of their practice. McCullagh takes the history debate to a new stage with bold replies to the major questions...
The Logic of History reveals the rational basis for historians' descriptions, interpretations and explanations of past events. C. Behan McCul...
|
cena:
701,59 zł |
 |
The Logic of History: Putting Postmodernism in Perspective
ISBN: 9780415223997 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Logic of History reveals the rational basis for historians' descriptions, interpretations and explanations of past events. C. Behan McCullagh defends the practice of history as more reliable than has recently been acknowledged. Historians, he argues, make their accounts of the past as fair as they can and avoid misleading their readers. He explains and discusses postmodern criticisms of history, providing students and teachers of history with a renewed validation of their practice. McCullagh takes the history debate to a new stage with bold replies to the major questions...
The Logic of History reveals the rational basis for historians' descriptions, interpretations and explanations of past events. C. Behan McCul...
|
cena:
197,43 zł |
 |
The History and Narrative Reader
ISBN: 9780415232487 / Angielski / Twarda / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Are historians story-tellers? Is it possible to tell true stories about the past? These are just a couple of the questions raised in this comprehensive collection of texts about philosophy, theory and methodology of writing history. Drawing together seminal texts from philosophers and historians, this volume presents the great debate over the narrative character of history from the 1960s onwards. The History and Narrative Reader combines theory with practice to offer a unique overview of this debate and illuminates the practical implications of these philosophical debates for the writing of...
Are historians story-tellers? Is it possible to tell true stories about the past? These are just a couple of the questions raised in this comprehensiv...
|
cena:
701,59 zł |
 |
The History and Narrative Reader
ISBN: 9780415232494 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing together seminal texts from philosophers and historians, including Hayden White, David Carr and Frederick Olafson, this volume presents the great debate over the narrative character of history from the 1960s onwards. The History and Narrative Reader combines theory with practice to offer a unique overview of this debate and illuminates the practical implications of these philosophical debates for the writing of history. The editor's introduction offers a succinct survey of the subject to support readings which explore the role of narrative in:
Drawing together seminal texts from philosophers and historians, including Hayden White, David Carr and Frederick Olafson, this volume presents the... |
cena:
228,62 zł |
 |
The Nature of History Reader
ISBN: 9780415240536 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The question of what the nature of history is, is now a key issue for all students of history. It is now recognised by many that the past and history are different phenomena and that the way the past is actively historicised can be highly problematic and contested. Older metaphysical, ontological, epistemological, methodological and ethical assumptions can no longer be taken as read. In this timely collection, key pieces of writing by leading historians are reproduced and evaluated, with an explanation and critique of their character and assumptions, and how they reflect upon the nature of...
The question of what the nature of history is, is now a key issue for all students of history. It is now recognised by many that the past and history ...
|
cena:
701,59 zł |
 |
The Nature of History Reader
ISBN: 9780415240543 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The question of what the nature of history is, is now a key issue for all students of history. It is now recognised by many that the past and history are different phenomena and that the way the past is actively historicised can be highly problematic and contested. Older metaphysical, ontological, epistemological, methodological and ethical assumptions can no longer be taken as read. In this timely collection, key pieces of writing by leading historians are reproduced and evaluated, with an explanation and critique of their character and assumptions, and how they reflect upon the nature of...
The question of what the nature of history is, is now a key issue for all students of history. It is now recognised by many that the past and history ...
|
cena:
197,43 zł |
 |
Making History : An Introduction to the History and Practices of a Discipline
ISBN: 9780415242547 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Making History is an exploration of the practice of history, historical tradition and the theories which surround it. Encompassing a huge diversity of influences, the book is organized around the following themes: crises and transformations - an assessment of the most significant movements in historical scholarship in the last century, including the Annales and Bielefeld Schools, and the development of social and economic history; theories into history - an investigation into the penetration of theory into historical practice, examining the social movements and ideologies which propelled the...
Making History is an exploration of the practice of history, historical tradition and the theories which surround it. Encompassing a huge diversity of...
|
cena:
701,59 zł |
 |
Making History: An Introduction to the History and Practices of a Discipline
ISBN: 9780415242554 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 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 the following themes:
Making History offers a fresh perspective on the study of the past. It is an exhaustive exploration of the practice of history, historical... |
cena:
192,23 zł |
 |
Refiguring History: New Thoughts on an Old Discipline
ISBN: 9780415244107 / Angielski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this engaging sequel to Rethinking History, Keith Jenkins argues for a re-figuration of historical study. At the core of his survey lies the realization that objective and disinterested histories as well as historical 'truth' are unachievable. The past and questions about the nature of history remain interminably open to new and disobedient approaches. This volume... In this engaging sequel to Rethinking History, Keith Jenkins argues for a re-figuration of historical study. At the core of his survey lie... |
cena:
701,59 zł |
 |
Refiguring History: New Thoughts on an Old Discipline
ISBN: 9780415244114 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this sequel to Rethinking History, Keith Jenkins argues for a re-figuration of historical study. At the core of his survey lies the realization that objective and disinterested histories as well as historical 'truth' are unachievable. The past and questions about the nature of history remain interminably open to new and disobedient approaches. Jenkins reassesses conventional history in a bold fashion. His study presents new ways of thinking history, a methodology and philosophy and their impact on historical practice. This volume is written for students and teachers of history.
In this sequel to Rethinking History, Keith Jenkins argues for a re-figuration of historical study. At the core of his survey lies the realization tha...
|
cena:
192,23 zł |
 |
Historics: Why History Dominates Contemporary Society
ISBN: 9780415261654 / Angielski / Twarda / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From an author at the forefront of research in this area comes this provocative and seminal work that presents a unique and fresh new look at history and theory. Taking a broadly European view, the book draws on works of French and German philosophy, some of which are unknown to the English-speaking world, and Martin L. Davies spells out what it is like to live in a historicized world, where any event is presented as historical as, or even before, it happens. Challenging basic assumptions made by historians, Davies focuses on historical ideas and thought about the past... From an author at the forefront of research in this area comes this provocative and seminal work that presents a unique and fresh new look at histo... |
cena:
701,59 zł |
 |
Historics: Why History Dominates Contemporary Society
ISBN: 9780415261661 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From an author at the forefront of research in this area comes this provocative and seminal work that presents a unique and fresh new look at history and theory. Taking a broadly European view, the book draws on works of French and German philosophy, some of which are unknown to the English-speaking world, and Martin L. Davies spells out what it is like to live in a historicized world, where any event is presented as historical as, or even before, it happens. Challenging basic assumptions made by historians, Davies focuses on historical ideas and thought about the past... From an author at the forefront of research in this area comes this provocative and seminal work that presents a unique and fresh new look at histo... |
cena:
197,43 zł |
 |
Regimes of Memory
ISBN: 9780415286480 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume represents, explores and interrogates the current developments in the study of memory, engaging directly with the place of memory in culture, and with memory's meaning/s and history.
This volume represents, explores and interrogates the current developments in the study of memory, engaging directly with the place of memory in cultu...
|
cena:
649,62 zł |
 |
Postmodernism in History: Fear or Freedom?
ISBN: 9780415305389 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This original and thought-provoking study looks at the context of postmodernist thought in general cultural terms as well as in relation to history. Postmodernism in History traces philosophical precursors of postmodernism and identifies the roots of current concerns. Beverley Southgate describes the core constituents of postmodernism and provides a lucid and profound 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.
Postmodernism in History is a valuable... This original and thought-provoking study looks at the context of postmodernist thought in general cultural terms as well as in relation to history. <...
|
cena:
701,59 zł |
Czytaj nas na:
KrainaKsiazek.PL - Księgarnia Internetowa
