The logic of history : putting postmodernism in perspective / C. Behan McCullagh.
The logic of history : putting postmodernism in perspective / C. Behan McCullagh.
The logic of history : putting postmodernism in perspective / C. Behan McCullagh.
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New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N901/454
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English
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viii, 212 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The possibility of historical knowledge -- 2. The meanings of texts, actions and events -- 3. Justifying descriptions of the past -- 4. Causes of human actions -- 5. Types of historical narrative -- 6. Judging historical interpretations -- 7. Causes and conditions in history -- 8. Historical expl...
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2004.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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"The Logic of History: Putting postmodernism in perspective reveals the rational basis for historians' descriptions, interpretations and explanations of past events. C. Behan McCullagh defends the practice of history as more reliable than has recently been acknowledged. Historians, he argues, make their accounts of the past as fair as they can and...
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The logic of history : putting postmodernism in perspective / C. Behan McCullagh.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-205) and index.
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Other version (online)
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N901/454
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74Vv5O2xXl43
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv5O2xXl43
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0415223997 (pbk.)
9780415223980 (hard.)
0415223989 (hard.)
9780415223997 (pbk.)
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901
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991017669879702626
