Writing Contemporary History (Writing History) - Softcover

Gildea, Robert; Simonin, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340950005 ISBN 13: 9780340950005

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2008

Synopsis

Writing Contemporary History brings together some of the world's most pre-eminent historians to discuss the core issues confronting students of contemporary history today. Tackling ten key questions of current historiographical debate, each chapter sets in parallel and in opposition the contributions of two scholars. Questions include: Does gender history have a future? When does colonial history end? What is cultural history now about? This volume takes to heart the central rationale of the Writing History series, namely to combine theoretical reflection with the practice of producing historical texts. It introduces the reader to a variety of important theoretical approaches in the field of contemporary history writing and asks how these approaches have shaped historical writing in this important sub-discipline. Writing Contemporary History an invaluable introduction to the central debates that have shaped the field of contemporary history.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Gildea is Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford.

Anne Simonin is Senior Researcher at the French National Scientific Center.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0340950005
• ISBN 13: 9780340950005
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224