On "what is history?"
Subtitle: from Carr and Elton to Rorty and White
By: Keith Jenkins.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Historiography.; History -- Philosophy.
Description: This book provides a student introduction to contemporary historiographical debates. Jenkins explores the influence of Carr and Elton, and argues that historians need to embrace the postmodern-type approach of thinkers like Rorty and White.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-197) and index.