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Key issues in historical theory / Herman Paul.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: NewYork: Routledge,Description: xvi, 159 pagesISBN:
  • 9781138802728 (hardback : alkaline paper)
  • 9781138802735 (paperback : alkaline paper)
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  • New
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 901 PAU.K
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Contents:
What is historical theory? -- What is the past? -- Relations with the past -- The material relation : rooted in the past -- The aesthetic relation : historical narratives -- The political relation : making history -- The epistemic relation (I) : historical hypotheses -- The epistemic relation (II) : historical explanations -- The epistemic relation (III) : truth and plausibility -- The moral relation : lessons from the past -- Relations management : the ethics of historical scholarship.
Summary: "An introduction to the field of historical theory, incorporating examples from novels, paintings, music, and political debates and using text boxes to provide focus on key topics"--
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"The present book is an adapted and improved version of the Dutch original (especially chapter 1 has been thoroughly revised)."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is historical theory? -- What is the past? -- Relations with the past -- The material relation : rooted in the past -- The aesthetic relation : historical narratives -- The political relation : making history -- The epistemic relation (I) : historical hypotheses -- The epistemic relation (II) : historical explanations -- The epistemic relation (III) : truth and plausibility -- The moral relation : lessons from the past -- Relations management : the ethics of historical scholarship.

"An introduction to the field of historical theory, incorporating examples from novels, paintings, music, and political debates and using text boxes to provide focus on key topics"--

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