Making History: An Introduction to the History and Practices of a Discipline - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 041524255X ISBN 13: 9780415242554

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

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:

• the professionalization of the discipline
• the most significant movements in historical scholarship in the last century, including the Annales School
• the increasing interdisciplinary trends in scholarship
• theory in historical practice including Marxism, post-modernism and gender history
• historical practice outside the academy.

The volume offers a coherent set of chapters to support undergraduates, postgraduates and others interested in the historical processes that have shaped the discipline of history.

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Review:

'The book is well written with helpful notes throughout ... [it] should be read as it is important to understand the evolution of historiography.' - S.A.T.H History Teaching Review Yearbook

"They provide a challenging antidote to the nihilism of certain postmodernists and to the blinkered hostility to new ideas that some parts of the historical profession demonstrate" Christopher Parker, Edge Hill University College

Synopsis:

Making History is an exhaustive exploration of the practice of history, historical tradition and the theories which surround it. Encompassing a huge diversity of influences, the book is organised 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 change, including Marxism, post-modernism and gender history Moving beyond History: An enquiry into the increasingly interdisciplinary trends in scholarship, revealing the interconnections between history, archaeology, psychoanalysis, sociology, anthropology , and literature; scholars from non-historical disciplines have contributed to provide a unique approach to a controversial debate Beyond the Academy: An exploration of the changes in historical practice with reference to film, amateur history, heritage, popular culture , and New Labour . With a conclusion which draws these influen

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 041524255X
• ISBN 13: 9780415242554
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Lambert Peter