"On the Future of History is an intelligent and extremely interesting book. . . . Breisach recognises that what the poststructuralists sought to challenge was not history in the academic sense; and that the rejection of academic history's truth claims are but one battle in the epistemological war . . . steeped as he is in the historical intersections between intellectual endeavour and political praxis, Breisach shows that these wider thoughts about the past and the future have a key bearing on the present. . . .On the Future of History is written clearly and often elegantly. . . . For those who have done some reading in the area, it provides a magnificently lucid guide to the currents of thought. Admirably, there is absolutely no sound of grinding axes nor of the ill-informed pontificating adopted by other historians who have attempted to defend history from its apparent foes. One is treated to a diligent reading of the works discussed, placed in a wider intellectual landscape. It is a demanding read, but for the right reason." (John Arnold
Times Higher Education Supplement)
"Breisach provides both a guide to the arguments about history and postmodernism and an optimistic view of history's future, which can be recommended to students of the nature of historical knowledge."
(Christopher Parker
Literature & History)
“This small volume deals with an ambitious subject: the challenge of postmodernist theories to the study of history. . . . An intelligent guide to the future of historical study.”--
Choice (Choice)