Haunting History: For a Deconstructive Approach to the Past

by Ethan Kleinberg

Book Overview

This book argues for a deconstructive approach to the practice and writing of history at a moment when available forms for writing and publishing history are undergoing radical transformation. To do so, it explores the legacy and impact of deconstruction on American historical work; the current fetishization of lived experience, materialism, and the "real;" new trends in philosophy of history; and the persistence of ontological realism as the dominant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503603385
• ISBN13: 9781503603387
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"