The Future of History

Deploying a range of key concepts such as scepticism, aesthetics, ethics, standpoint, irony, authorship and a new understanding of truth, "The Future of History" examines history as a form of knowledge, arguing that in the future the multiple forms of its expression will be as significant as its content.

ISBN	0230232426	Pages	312
ISBN13	9780230232426 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	386
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan	Published in	Basingstoke
Imprint	Palgrave Macmillan	Height (mm)	216
Format	Paperback	Width (mm)	138
Publication date	30 Jul 2010	Spine width (mm)	18
DEWEY	901	Academic level	Tertiary education
DEWEY edition	DC22

	Preface
	Introduction	1
	Part I
1	The Epistemological Problem for Historians	15
2	What Do Conventional Historians Believe?	33
3	Scepticism, Relativism and Ethics	54
4	Irony	78
5	Self, Standpoint and Subjectivity	102
	Part II
6	Responsibility	123
7	History and Aesthetics	135
8	Authorship	148
9	Form before Content	168
10	Experimental History	182
11	Expressionist History	202
	Conclusion	221
	Notes	224
	Glossary	272
	Further Reading	281
	Index	288

'The first stop for anyone thinking about history's current state and its future possibilities' - Keith Jenkins, Emeritus Professor of Historical Theory, University of Chichester 'This is daring and will, or at least should, impact the practice of history, giving aid and hope to those who wish to break free of the constraints of traditional practice.' - Robert A. Rosenstone, Professor of History, California Institute of Technology

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