Hayden White

by Herman Paul and Paul Herman

Book Overview

This new book offers a clear and accessible exposition of Hayden White's thought. In an engaging and wide-ranging analysis, Herman Paul discusses White's core ideas and traces the development of these ideas from the mid-1950s to the present. Starting with White's medievalist research and youthful fascination for French existentialism, Paul shows how White became increasingly convinced that historical writing is a moral activity. He goes on to argue...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745650147
• ISBN13: 9780745650142
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"