The Structures of History
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1993
Blackwell Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-631-18464-5 (ISBN)
Blackwell Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-631-18464-5 (ISBN)
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An inquiry into the general nature of historical structures, how they have been studied and how they relate to events, actions and beliefs. The author argues against the relativism of such as Rorty, Foucault and Derrida, and for the socio-historical realism of Geertz, Gellner, Ladurie and Mann.
In "The Structures of History" Christopher Lloyd questions whether narration on its own can provide a real understanding of history, and addresses, in philosophical and practical terms, the fundamental problems of whether it is possible to know and to explain the history of human societies, and, if so, how these tasks might be aproached. The book revolves around an inquiry into the general nature of historical structures, how these have been studied by historians, anthropologists, sociologists and philosophers, and how they relate to events, actions and beliefs. The author draws upon a wide range of reference in the philosophy of history and science, and in the writings of historians and social scientists during the last two centuries. The thrust of his account is against the relativism of such as Rorty, Foucault and Derrida, and for the complex socio-historical realism exemplified in the writings of Geertz, Gellner, Ladurie and Mann. Christopher Lloyd concludes that an objective understanding of the past is not an impossible ambition, and he provides a searching analysis of the framework and methods necessary to its realization.
In "The Structures of History" Christopher Lloyd questions whether narration on its own can provide a real understanding of history, and addresses, in philosophical and practical terms, the fundamental problems of whether it is possible to know and to explain the history of human societies, and, if so, how these tasks might be aproached. The book revolves around an inquiry into the general nature of historical structures, how these have been studied by historians, anthropologists, sociologists and philosophers, and how they relate to events, actions and beliefs. The author draws upon a wide range of reference in the philosophy of history and science, and in the writings of historians and social scientists during the last two centuries. The thrust of his account is against the relativism of such as Rorty, Foucault and Derrida, and for the complex socio-historical realism exemplified in the writings of Geertz, Gellner, Ladurie and Mann. Christopher Lloyd concludes that an objective understanding of the past is not an impossible ambition, and he provides a searching analysis of the framework and methods necessary to its realization.
Explaining the history of economic and social structures; a critical survey of structural history approaches; methodological structurism in historical explanation; realism and structurism as the foundations for a science of structural history; historical materialism and structurism; realism, structurism and history as the foundations for a unified and transformative science of society.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.7.1993 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | bibliography |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik |
| ISBN-10 | 0-631-18464-3 / 0631184643 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-631-18464-5 / 9780631184645 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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