Roger Spalding, Christopher Parker

Historiography (eBook, ePUB)

An introduction

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Historiography can be a daunting term for those not familiar with it. This book presents the key ideas behind the term, in a clear and accessible fashion. The opening chapters introduce the reader to the practices that characterise the subject, while the final chapters address the History of Nazism, Gender History and Cultural History, and seek to demonstrate that the historiographies of these sub-disciplines grow and develop in response to changes within society at large. This book aims to show that History is not simply an academic subject, but an active and contested factor shaping the nature of the societies we live in. As politicians, in particular, seek to validate their actions by drawing parallels between the past and present, an ability to test these claims for logic and coherence, and to assess the evidence used to support them becomes not simply a valuable academic skill, but a vital requirement for active citizenship.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Verso
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847798176
• Artikelnr.: 43436804

Autorenporträt

Roger Spalding, Christopher Parker

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter one Introduction: history and historiography Chapter two Academic
history Chapter three Engaging with historiography Chapter four The essay
and historiography Chapter five Gender and history Chapter six
Historiography and the Nazis Chapter seven Cultural history and Marxism
Chapter eight Conclusion Index