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The history manifesto /

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The History Manifesto is a call to arms to historians and everyone interested in the role of history in contemporary society. This provocative and thoughtful book by two leading historians makes an important intervention in the debate about the role of history and the humanities in a digital age.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guldi, Jo (Joanna), 1978- (Author), Armitage, David, 1965- (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
History > Philosophy.
Historiography > Philosophy.
Historiography > Political aspects.
Historiography > Social aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the bonfire of the humanities?
  • Going forward by looking back : the rise of the longue durée
  • The short past : or, The retreat of the longue durée
  • The long and the short : climate change, governance and inequality since the 1970s
  • Big questions, big data
  • Conclusion: the public future of the past.