The Truth of History

by C. Behan McCullagh and McCullagh Behan

Book Overview

Modern relativism and postmodern thought in culture and language challenge the 'truth' of history. This book considers how all historians, confined by the concepts and forms of argument of their own cultures, can still discover truths about the past.
The Truth of History presents a study of various historical explanations and interpretations and evaluates their success as accounts of the past. C. Behan McCullagh contests that the variety of historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415171113
• ISBN13: 9780415171113
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"