The Practical Past: Volume 17

by Hayden White

Hayden White borrows the title for The Practical Past from philosopher Michael Oakeshott, who used the term to describe the accessible material and literary-artistic artifacts that individuals and institutions draw on for guidance in quotidian affairs. The Practical Past, then, forms both a summa of White's work to be drawn upon and a new direction in his thinking about the writing of history.

White's monumental Metahistory:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810130068
• ISBN13: 9780810130067
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"