twentieth century history (from scientific objectivity to the postmodern challenge) [paperback]
This book explores twentieth-century history through changing approaches to historical knowledge. It considers the relationship between scientific objectivity and historical interpretation, then examines the postmodern challenge to established ideas about evidence, truth, and scholarly understanding.
About This Book
This book examines twentieth-century history through the development of historical scholarship and its changing intellectual foundations.
It focuses on the movement from ideas of scientific objectivity toward the challenges posed by postmodern thought.
The subject is the interpretation of history, including questions about evidence, objectivity, and historical understanding.
It offers a broad introduction to major methodological and intellectual issues in modern historiography.
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