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History as a Kind of Writing

Textual Strategies in Contemporary French Historiography

By: Philippe Carrard

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History as a Kind of Writing

Textual Strategies in Contemporary French Historiography

By: Philippe Carrard

In academia, the traditional role of the humanities is being questioned by the “posts”—postmodernism, poststructuralism, and postfeminism—which means that the project of writing history only grows more complex. In History as a Kind of Writing, scholar of French literature and culture Philippe Carrard speaks to this complexity by focusing the lens on the current state of French historiography. Carrard’s work here is expansive—examining the conventions historians draw on to produce their texts and casting light on views put forward by literary theorists, theorists of history, and historians themselves. Ranging from discussions of lengthy dissertations on 1960s social and economic history to a more contemporary focus on events, actors, memory, and culture, the book digs deep into the how of history. How do historians arrange their data into narratives? What strategies do they employ to justify the validity of their descriptions? Are actors given their own voice? Along the way, Carrard also readdresses questions fundamental to the field, including its necessary membership in the narrative genre, the presumed objectivity of historiographic writing, and the place of history as a science, distinct from the natural and theoretical sciences.

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Poetics of the New History

French Historical Discourse from Braudel to Chartier

By: Philippe Carrard

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French Historical Discourse from Braudel to Chartier

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Carrard's sensitive readings of the New History substantially refine our understanding of how a number of the Annalistes write. In the process, he makes them far more accessible--and interesting."--Poetics Today. Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society.

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History as a Kind of Writing

Textual Strategies in Contemporary French Historiography

By: Philippe Carrard

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History as a Kind of Writing

Textual Strategies in Contemporary French Historiography

By: Philippe Carrard

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University of Chicago Press

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Poetics of the New History

French Historical Discourse from Braudel to Chartier

By: Philippe Carrard

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French Historical Discourse from Braudel to Chartier

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History as a Kind of Writing

History as a Kind of Writing

Poetics of the New History

Poetics of the New History

History as a Kind of Writing

History as a Kind of Writing

Poetics of the New History

Poetics of the New History

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