| The Postmodern History Reader Contributor(s): Jenkins, Keith (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415139031 ISBN-13: 9780415139038 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1997 Annotation: "The Postmodern History Reader" draws together in one collection some of the most interesting and influential writing--both for and against--on postmodernism and historiography. Drawing on books and articles from across the whole historiographical range, the impact of postmodernism on historical studies is described and exemplified in challenging and thought-provoking ways. The first sections include seminal articles on the formulation of the postmodern position across disciplines, but with particular reference to history. The book goes on to follow specific debates within the key journals which demonstrate how the whole field developed. The final section is on readings of the Holocaust. Selected material encompasses a range of areas including intellectual and social history, the holocaust debate, history of ideas and social and political theory. Each section starts with an introduction to the carefully defined debate. Included are selections from: Roland Barthes, Jean Baudrillard, TonyBennett, Robert Berkhofer, Robert Braun, Iain Chambers, Diane Elam, Geoff Eley, Geoffrey Elton, Elizabeth Ermarth, Michel Foucault, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Susan Stanford Freidman, Saul Friedlander, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Lynn Hunt, Margaret Jacob, Patrick Joyce, Wulf Kansteiner, Hans Kellner, Catrione Kelly, Neville Kirk, Berel Lang, Christopher Lloyd, Jean-Francois Lyotard, Keith Nield, Christopher Norris, Bryan Palmer, Gabrielle Spiegel, Lawrence Stone, Hayden White, Robert Young. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Historiography |
| Dewey: 907.2 |
| LCCN: 96042429 |
| Series: Routledge Readers in History |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.80 lbs) 458 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Postmodern History Reader is the most comprehensive collection of influential texts on historiography and postmodernism yet compiled. Keith Jenkins expertly selects from the books and journal articles across the whole historiographical range that have been key to the transforming debates. This unique reader is a clear introduction to the impact of postmodernism on historical debate, allowing easy access to one of the more stimulating and exciting areas of current history. It provides: * extracts from influential historians, such as Barthes, Joyce, White, Foucault and Baudrillard Presented in a format that is both easy to use and challenging, The Postmodern History Reader will serve as an invaluable course text and reference tool for students and postgraduates. |
