Modernizing England's Past: English Historiography in the Age of Modernism, 1870-1970

by Michael Bentley and Bentley Michael

Book Overview

What came before 'postmodernism' in historical studies? By thinking through the assumptions, methods and cast of mind of English historians writing between about 1870 and 1970, this book reveals the intellectual world of the modernists and offers a full analysis of English historiography in this crucial period. Modernist historiography set itself the objective of going beyond the colourful narratives of 'whigs' and 'popularizers' in order to establish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521602661
• ISBN13: 9780521602662
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.9"