Physical Description
xi, 305 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Outside and inside history
The sense of the past
What can history tell us about contemporary society?
Looking forward: history and the future
Has history made progress?
From social history to the history of society
Historians and economists: I
Historians and economists: II
Partisanship
What do historians owe to Karl Marx?
Marx and history
All peoples have a history
British history and the Annales: a note
On the revival of narrative
Postmodernism in the forest
On history from below
The curious history of Europe
The present as history
Can we write the history of the Russian Revolution?
Barbarism: a user's guide
Identity history is not enough.
ISBN
1565843932
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Outside and inside history -- The sense of the past -- What can history tell us about contemporary society? -- Looking forward: history and the future -- Has history made progress? -- From social history to the history of society -- Historians and economists: I -- Historians and economists: II -- Partisanship -- What do historians owe to Karl Marx? -- Marx and history -- All peoples have a history -- British history and the Annales: a note -- On the revival of narrative -- Postmodernism in the forest -- On history from below -- The curious history of Europe -- The present as history -- Can we write the history of the Russian Revolution? -- Barbarism: a user's guide -- Identity history is not enough.
