Robert Rosenstone was among the first ‘postmodern’ historians, and remains one of the most renowned. In this honest, revealing and often funny memoir, he shows us how he got there and why. Adventures of a Postmodern Historian chronicles Rosenstone’s research journeys over half a century. Beginning in the 1960s, his offbeat trajectory took him on adventures through the police states of Franco Spain and the Soviet Union, to the Shinto shrines and Zen temples of Japan and ultimately to Hollywood. Alongside his own memoirs, Rosenstone reflects upon developments and changes within the realm of professional history, which in turn reflect the social, cultural, and intellectual shifts of the late 20th century. A pioneer of experimental and creative history, he suggests how the experience of the historian can inflect the written history, and provides a defence of innovation in historical writing that is both intellectually rigorous and entertaining. In doing so he offers a window into the state of history today – and points to exciting new ways of writing the past. This is a book about the craft of history, about both doing research and writing it. It should be required reading for all historians.
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1. Before: Confessions 1 2. Spain: Crusade of the Left 3. Soviet Union: Romantic Revolutionary 4. Japan: Mirror in the Shrine 5. Hollywood: Visions of the Past 6. After: Confessions 2 Bibliography Index
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Just what is this thing called history? If you have ever wanted to know then this book is essential reading. Robert A. Rosenstone – novelist and experimental historian -- explains what it is in this fascinating personal account of his travels through time. His takes on life and philosophy offers a brilliantly illuminating insight into how we all voyage through time and places. As he says ‘History does not exist until it is created’. This is a book that should be read if you want to understand your journey through time.
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An honest and revealing account of a prominent historian's offbeat research journeys through the 20th century, offering a unique view on how we study and write about the past.
Provides offbeat, highly readble reflections on developments in the theory and writing of history

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ISBN
9781474274210
Publisert
2016-09-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Vekt
494 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
224

Biographical note

Robert A. Rosenstone is Professor Emeritus of History at California Institute of Technology, USA.