Telling the Truth About History
Telling the Truth About History. by Joyce Appleby, Lynn Hunt, and Margaret Jacobs. Published by W. H. Norton (New York, 1994).
Appleby, Hunt, and Jacobs approach historiography (the study of historians' approaches to historical study) as a product of the "democratization" of the American academy. Essentially, thanks to the democratization of the West, particularly the U.S., historians are inclined to approach the study of history with whatever multi-cultural perspective they have. Thus the effort of telling the truth about history is the collective effort of historians from all perspectives contributing to a panoramic scope of history. It is a very interesting read, filled with basic knowledge of philosophical and historical movements in the West.
Appleby, Hunt, and Jacobs approach historiography (the study of historians' approaches to historical study) as a product of the "democratization" of the American academy. Essentially, thanks to the democratization of the West, particularly the U.S., historians are inclined to approach the study of history with whatever multi-cultural perspective they have. Thus the effort of telling the truth about history is the collective effort of historians from all perspectives contributing to a panoramic scope of history. It is a very interesting read, filled with basic knowledge of philosophical and historical movements in the West.
posted by Barton E. Price at
12:31 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home