On 'What Is History?': From Carr and Elton to Rorty and White (Historical Connections) - Softcover

Jenkins, Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415097258 ISBN 13: 9780415097253

Publisher: Routledge, 1995

Synopsis

Jenkins provides a student introduction to contemporary historiographical debates. Through its radical critique of Carr and Elton, he embraces the postmodern-type approaches of thinkers such as Richard Rorty and Hayden White.

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Review:

..."the best selling introduction to historiography...it still remains nearly forty years later."
-"Canadian Journal of History
"Innovative, challenging . . . and important."
-Richard Brown, editor of "Teaching History
"Jenkins reformulates Carr's famous question What is History?' to devastating effect. An essential read."
-Alan White, "University of East London

Synopsis:

"On What is History?" is an important new textbook introduction to contemporary historiographical debates. Carr and Elton are still the starting point for the vast majority of introductory courses on the nature of history. From the author of "Rethinking History", this book explores in greater detail the influence of these key figures. Jenkins argues that we need to move beyond their "modernist" thinking and embrace the postmodern approaches of thinkers such as Richard Rorty and Hayden White. Jenkin's radical critique of Carr and Elton will be seen as iconoclastic and important. His championing of Rorty and White provides an important introduction to two often neglected, yet seminal theorists of today.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0415097258
• ISBN 13: 9780415097253
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 212