The Truth of History

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book The Truth of History by C. Behan McCullagh, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: C. Behan McCullagh ISBN: 9781134696253
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 1, 2002
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: C. Behan McCullagh
ISBN: 9781134696253
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 1, 2002
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Modern relativism and postmodern thought in culture and language challenge the 'truth' of history. This book considers how all historians, confined by the concepts and forms of argument of their own cultures, can still discover truths about the past.
The Truth of History presents a study of various historical explanations and interpretations and evaluates their success as accounts of the past. C. Behan McCullagh contests that the variety of historical interpretations and subjectivity does not exclude the possibility of their truth. Through an examination of the constraints of history, the author argues that although historical descriptions do not mirror the past they can correlate with it in a regular and definable way.
Far from debating in the abstract and philosophical only, the author beds his argument in numerous illuminating concrete historical examples. The Truth of History explores a new position between the two extremes of believing that history perfectly represents the past and that history can tell us nothing true of the past.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Modern relativism and postmodern thought in culture and language challenge the 'truth' of history. This book considers how all historians, confined by the concepts and forms of argument of their own cultures, can still discover truths about the past.
The Truth of History presents a study of various historical explanations and interpretations and evaluates their success as accounts of the past. C. Behan McCullagh contests that the variety of historical interpretations and subjectivity does not exclude the possibility of their truth. Through an examination of the constraints of history, the author argues that although historical descriptions do not mirror the past they can correlate with it in a regular and definable way.
Far from debating in the abstract and philosophical only, the author beds his argument in numerous illuminating concrete historical examples. The Truth of History explores a new position between the two extremes of believing that history perfectly represents the past and that history can tell us nothing true of the past.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Excavations at Hulton Abbey, Staffordshire 1987-1994 by C. Behan McCullagh
Cover of the book Church And State In American History by C. Behan McCullagh
Cover of the book Designing Financial Systems for East Asia and Japan by C. Behan McCullagh
Cover of the book #FeesMustFall and Youth Mobilisation in South Africa by C. Behan McCullagh
Cover of the book Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America by C. Behan McCullagh
Cover of the book The Breakdown of Hierarchy by C. Behan McCullagh
Cover of the book Exemplary Research For Nursing And Midwifery by C. Behan McCullagh
Cover of the book Gender, Society and Print Culture in Late-Stuart England by C. Behan McCullagh
Cover of the book Policing European Metropolises by C. Behan McCullagh
Cover of the book Prisoners of Want: The Experience and Protest of the Unemployed in France, 1921�5 by C. Behan McCullagh
Cover of the book Shakespeare and the Culture of Romanticism by C. Behan McCullagh
Cover of the book Social Capital and Urban Networks of Trust by C. Behan McCullagh
Cover of the book Literary Ghosts from the Victorians to Modernism by C. Behan McCullagh
Cover of the book Political Victory by C. Behan McCullagh
Cover of the book Routledge Revivals: Young Germany (1962) by C. Behan McCullagh
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy