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From History to Theory describes major changes in the conceptual language of the humanities, particularly in the discourse of history. In seven beautifully written, closely related essays, Kerwin Lee Klein traces the development of academic vocabularies through the dynamically shifting cultural, political, and linguistic landscapes of the twentieth century. He considers the rise and fall of philosophy of history and discusses past attempts to imbue historical discourse with scientific precision. He explores the development of the meta-narrative and the post-Marxist view of history and shows how the present resurgence of old words--such as memory--in new contexts is providing a way to address marginalized peoples. In analyzing linguistic changes in the North American academy, From History to Theory innovatively ties semantic shifts in academic discourse to key trends in American society, culture, and politics.

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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Rise and Fall of Historiography 2. From Philosophy to Theory 3. Going Native: History, Language, and Culture 4. Postmodernism and the People without History 5. On the Emergence of Memory in Historical Discourse 6. Remembrance and the Christian Right Afterword: History and Theory in Our Time Notes Index

From History to Theory

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 19 May 2011
      ISBN-13 9780520274495
      978-0520274495
      ISBN-10 0520274490
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      Book Synopsis
      From History to Theory describes major changes in the conceptual language of the humanities, particularly in the discourse of history. In seven beautifully written, closely related essays, Kerwin Lee Klein traces the development of academic vocabularies through the dynamically shifting cultural, political, and linguistic landscapes of the twentieth century. He considers the rise and fall of philosophy of history and discusses past attempts to imbue historical discourse with scientific precision. He explores the development of the meta-narrative and the post-Marxist view of history and shows how the present resurgence of old words--such as memory--in new contexts is providing a way to address marginalized peoples. In analyzing linguistic changes in the North American academy, From History to Theory innovatively ties semantic shifts in academic discourse to key trends in American society, culture, and politics.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Rise and Fall of Historiography 2. From Philosophy to Theory 3. Going Native: History, Language, and Culture 4. Postmodernism and the People without History 5. On the Emergence of Memory in Historical Discourse 6. Remembrance and the Christian Right Afterword: History and Theory in Our Time Notes Index

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