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Subject(s)

• History—Philosophy [Browse]
• Historiography [Browse]
• Ankersmit, F. R.—Philosophy [Browse]
• Ankersmit, F. R.—Narrative logic [Browse]

Series

• Routledge Approaches to History [More in this series]
• Routledge approaches to history ; 5

Summary note

The contemporary Dutch historical theorist/philosopher Frank Ankersmit, an erstwhile advocate and promulgator of what has become known as ""the linguistic turn"" in historical theory, is very well known within the discipline. His early position with regard to the historical text is frequently discussed and evaluated today, and his writings on the subject are often cited. However, this former narrativist position, so robustly and effectively defended by Ankersmit in the past, has been progressively marginalized by Ankersmit himself as his current and radically different theoretical position,

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-195) and index.

Source of description

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Language note

English

Contents

Cover; Frank Ankersmit's Lost Historical Cause; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Good Ankersmit; 2 A Moment of Hesitation; 3 Ankersmit in Transition; 4 Sublime Historical Experience; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

ISBN

• 1-135-76599-5
• 1-283-84229-7
• 1-135-76592-8
• 0-203-72379-1

OCLC

820723037

Doi

• 10.4324/9780203723791

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