Making History: Introduction To The Practices Of History, An

Description:
Making History is an exhaustive exploration of the practice of history, historical tradition and the theories which surround it. Encompassing a huge diversity of influences, the book is organised around the following themes: Crises and Transformations: An assessment of the most significant movements in historical scholarship in the last century, including the Annales and Bielefeld Schools, and the development of social and economic history Theories into History: An investigation into the penetration of theory into historical practice, examining the social movements and ideologies which propelled the change, including Marxism, post-modernism and gender history Moving beyond History: An enquiry into the increasingly interdisciplinary trends in scholarship, revealing the interconnections between history, archaeology, psychoanalysis, sociology, anthropology , and literature; scholars from non-historical disciplines have contributed to provide a unique approach to a controversial debate Beyond the Academy: An exploration of the changes in historical practice with reference to film, amateur history, heritage, popular culture , and New Labour . With a conclusion which draws these influen

Table of Contents:
Introduction - Peter Lambert and Phillipp Schofield; PART I The Professionalisation of History; 1 The Institutionalisation and Organisation of History - Robert Harrison, Aled Jones, Peter Lambert; 2 Methodology: 'Scientific' History and the Problem of Objectivity - Robert Harrison, Aled Jones, Peter Lambert; 3 The Primacy of Political History - Robert Harrison, Aled Jones, Peter Lambert Conclusion; PART II Challenges to the Statist Paradigm; 4 The Emergence of British Economic History, c.1880-c.1930 - Phillipp Schofield; 5 The Annales School and Historical Writing - Michael Roberts; 6 Social History in Germany Peter Lambert; 7 The 'New Social History' in America - Robert Harrison; PART III Interdisciplinarity; 8 History and Psychoanalysis - Sian Nicholas; 9 History and Sociology Robert Harrison; 10 History and Anthropology - John Davidson; 11 History and Literature Tim Woods; PART IV Social Movements and Theory into History; 12 History and Marxism - Phillipp Schofield; 13 Women's History and Gender History - Michael Roberts 14 History, Identity and Ethnicity John Davidson; 15 Historians and the 'New' British History - Paul O'Leary; 16 Postmodernism and the Linguistic Turn - Michael Roberts; PART V Beyond the academy; 17 Historians and Film - Peter Miskell; 18 Popular Culture and the Historians - Gareth Williams; 19 History and 'Amateur' History - William D. Rubinstein; 20 History and Heritage - Susan Davies Conclusion: History and Power - Peter Lambert and Phillipp Schofield