The Houses of History :A Criticial Reader in Twentieth-Century History and Theory

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The Houses of History

The Houses of History :A Criticial Reader in Twentieth-Century History and Theory

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Every piece of historical writing has a theoretical basis on which evidence is selected, filtered, and understood. This is as true of scientific empiricism as it is of poststructualism. The Houses of History provides a comprehensive introduction to the twelve schools of thought which have had the greatest influence on the study of history in the twentieth century. Ranging from Empiricism to Postcolonialism, Marxism to the Ethnohistorians, each chapter begins with an introduction to the particular school, the main protagonists, the critics, and is followed by a useful section of further readings. From the classic, such as G. R. Elton's "England Under the Tudors" and E. P. Thompson's "The Making of the English Working Class," to the recent, such as Henrietta Whiteman's "White Buffalo Woman" and Judith Walkowitz's "City of Dreadful Delight," the diverse selections collected here bring together the leading historians and theorists of the century. Comprehensive and accessible to undergraduates, The Houses of History is ideally suited to classroom use.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780814731277
ISBN10 0814731279
Number Of Pages 352
Item Weight 590 g
Publisher / Reseller New York University Press
Format paperback
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Author's Bio

Anna Green is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. Kathleen Troup is Lecturer in History at the University of Waikato in New Zealand.

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