An experienced author of history and theory presents this
examination of the purpose of history at a time when recent debates
have rendered the question 'what is history for?' of utmost
importance.
Charting the development of historical studies and examining how
history has been used, this study is exceptional in its focus on
the future of the subject as well as its past. It is argued that
history in the twenty-first century must adopt a radical and
morally therapeutic role instead of studying for 'its own sake'.
Providing examples of his vision of 'history in post-modernity'
Southgate focuses on the work of four major historians, including
up-to-date publications:
- Robert A. Rosenstone's study of Americans living in
nineteenth-century Japan
- Peter Novick's work on the Holocaust
- Sven Lindgvist's A History of Bombing
- Tzvetan Todorov's recently published work on the twentieth
century.
This makes compulsive reading for all students of history,
cultural studies and the general reader, as notions of historical
truth and the reality of the past are questioned, and it becomes
vital to rethink history's function and renegotiate its uses for
the postmodern age.
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