460 Pages
by
Routledge
458 Pages
by
Routledge
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,... Read more
Introduction: On Being Open About Our Closures Part 1: On History in the Upper Case: For and Against Postmodern Histories Part 2: On History in the Lower Case: For and Against the Collapse of the Lower Case Part 3: Nuanced or Ambiguous Others Part 4: Debates from the Journals: Past and Present, Journal of Contemporary History, Social History
Biography
Keith Jenkins
'With clarity of purpose and a discerning eye for the apt text, Keith Jenkins has pulled together major postmodernism themes for adventurous historians.' - Joyce Appleby, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
'The main strengths are the wide range of views reproduced and the debates reproduced from journals - these make it invaluable as a reader.' - Patrick Finney, University of Wales
'This is substantial contribution in clarifying the central debates in History today. It is essential reading for all Historians' - Alun Munslow, Staffordshire University
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