Making history : the historian and uses of the past /: the historian and uses of the past. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jorma Kalela.
• Other Names: Kalela, Jorma
• Contents: Cover; Contents; Preface: Why History?; 1 Introduction: Second Thoughts about History; Approaching history-in-society; The paradigmatic change in historical research; Elitism toppled?; The social context recognized?; Present-mindedness disciplined?; Historians as cultural critics?; The structure of the book; 2 Historical Research; Making histories; The pasts present; The expert as a referee; The specialist's personal contribution; History as 'an argument without end'; The enigmatic truth; The historian's basic predicament; 3 The People Addressed; The risk of patronage; Not just readers. The present pasts of the audiencePublic histories; Popular histories; Scholarly histories; Shared histories; The liquid social fabric; 4 The Politics of History; Assessing histories; Elaborating the topic; Histories offered; Treacherous time; Expectations of the specialist; The historian'sposition; The draft of the message; 5 Cultural Critics; The responsibilities of cultural critics; The profiles of cultural critics; The historian's professional self; Designing research; Arguing for the findings; Composing the final account; 6 The Impact of Historical Research. The functions of the historical professionThe role of history in society; Impact assessment by funders; The potentials of a participatory historical culture; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index of Topics; Index of Writers.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 196 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 900; Reference; Historians; History -- Research; Social sciences and history; Historians; History -- Research; Social sciences and history; World; General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0230356583; 9780230356580
• Related ISBNs: 0230276814; 0230276822; 9780230276819; 9780230276826
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-189) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.