ISBN:
9781139923880
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 165 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Guldi, Jo (Joanna), 1978- History manifesto
DDC:
901
Keywords:
History Philosophy
;
Historiography Philosophy
;
Historiography Political aspects
;
Historiography Social aspects
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE - History & Theory
;
Historiography - Philosophy
;
Historiography - Political aspects
;
Historiography - Social aspects
;
History - Philosophy
Abstract:
The History Manifesto is a call to arms to historians and everyone interested in the role of history in contemporary society. This provocative and thoughtful book by two leading historians makes an important intervention in the debate about the role of history and the humanities in a digital age
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: the bonfire of the humanities? -- Going forward by looking back : the rise of the longue durée -- The short past : or, The retreat of the longue durée -- The long and the short : climate change, governance and inequality since the 1970s -- Big questions, big data -- Conclusion: the public future of the past.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
English
