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<p>Postmodernism is the biggest thing to hit the History profession for almost 200 years. It offers a new intellectual foundation for understanding society, history, culture and psychology. Not limited to one creed or people, position or standpoint, it has in little over 15 years shifted all kinds of presumptions about the History subject and the historian’s craft. The result is that postmodernism has had a tectonic impact upon understanding the past.</p> <p>This is the first dedicated primer on postmodernism for the History student. Written by an enthusiast, it offers a step-by-step guide to postmodern theory, discusses how historians have used it in their research and writing, and assesses criticisms and ways of responding to them. After opening chapters surveying the essential principles of postmodernism and the legacy of the Enlightenment, Brown distils postmodern down to six main themes of study - The Sign, The Discourse, Post/Structuralism, The Text, The Self and Morality. It includes brief biographies of the leading theorists, a glossary of usable definitions of postmodern terms, and guides to further reading and online searches.</p> <p>Written in a clear and accessible mann

Who reads Postmodernism for Historians (INF)?

Author

Brown, Callum G., Callum G Brown

Publisher

PEARSON LONGMAN

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780582506046

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Philosophy, History

Rating

3.07 / 5 (28 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14