History in Crisis? Recent Directions in Historiography, 3rd edition

Explore the possibilities remaining for historical study.

This book explores the possibilities remaining for historical study in the face of the current trends, including postcolonialism, postmodernism, and deconstruction, among others.

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Learning Goals

Upon completing this text, readers will be able to:

• Understand how to examine trends in history.
• Understand how historical events influence today’s world.

• Analysis of 20th and 21st century trends in historiography--Provides students with an assessment of twenty-first century developments in post colonialism, macro-history and professional standards.
• Introduction to twenty-first century issues within the historical profession—Enables students to become informed participants in history, understand how historians act, and learn what the contemporary pursuit of history entails.
• Explores methods, practices and theoretical assumption - Provides students with an introduction to historical research, a survey of the formal philosophy of history, and a critical investigation of questions and concerns of contemporary historians.
• General overview of standard intellectual history - Provides students with the traditional foundations of intellectual history.
• Comprehensive survey of historical writing - Introduces students to the assumptions and orientations influencing the writing of history, as well as the major figures and schools.
• Thematic approach - Allows instructors to spread assignments over the entire semester and to complement the book with a wide range of other possible reading.
• Relevant current issues—Provides students with an accessible presentation of current issues as they impact history.

• Exploration of new theories such as Tricontinentalism
• Examination of how postmodernism has forced scholars to reassess modernism, modernization, and modernity
• Discussion of whether there is progress in history and/or progress in historical methodology
• Digital History
• New or revised sections on structuralism, semiotics, and poststructuralism
• Updates on intellectual history, the cultural turn, and postcolonialism