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The future of history

Reflects upon the discipline of history, claiming that the writing and teaching of history in higher education is in decline, and explores ways in which the future of the discipline can thrive.

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  • "Reflects upon the discipline of history, claiming that the writing and teaching of history in higher education is in decline, and explores ways in which the future of the discipline can thrive."
  • "Reflects upon the discipline of history, claiming that the writing and teaching of history in higher education is in decline, and explores ways in which the future of the discipline can thrive."@en
  • "For more than sixty years, John Lukacs has been writing, teaching, and reading about the past. In this inspired volume, he turns his attention to the future. Throughout The Future of History, Lukacs reflects on his discipline, eloquently arguing that the writing and teaching of history are literary rather than scientific, comprising knowledge that is neither wholly objective nor subjective. History at its best, he contends, is personal and participatory. Despite a recently unprecedented appetite for history among the general public, as evidenced by history television program ratings, sales of popular history books, and increased participation in local historical societies, Lukacs believes that the historical profession is in a state of disarray. He traces a decline in history teaching throughout higher education, matched by a corresponding reduction in the number of history students. He reviews a series of short-lived fads within the profession that have weakened the fundamentals of the field. In looking for a way forward, Lukacs explores the critical relationships between history and literature, including ways in which novelists have contributed to historical understanding. Through this startling and enlightening work, readers will understand Lukacss assertion that ""everything has its history, including history"" and that history itself has a future, since everything we know comes from the past."
  • "A reflection on the past and the future of the study of history."
  • ""Tras más de treinta libros y toda un vida dedicada a escribir y enseñar historia, John Lukacs vuelve la vista atrás y reflexiona sobre el ayer y el hoy de su oficio, sobre las muchas mudanzas en las modas y las costumbres que ha presenciado durante su larga carrera. Y trata de imaginar un futuro, un espacio donde su labor siga teniendo sentido. Con esta sencilla base, Lukacs firma la que quizá sea su obra maestra: un libro agridulce, realista y certero, escéptico pero cargado de ilusiones. "El futuro de la historia" es el legado de un hombre al que durante toda su vida le obsesionó que la historia sea ante todo literatura de la mejor calidad, que ha reflexionado a fondo sobre los vínculos entre historia y la narrativa, que descree de las ciencias sociales y de las modas historiográficas, y que brinda por los grandes historiadores jóvenes, por el futuro. Emocionante, irónico, a veces desconcertante, a veces capaz de generar grandes preguntas con una reflexión aparentemente azarosa, Lukacs demuestra con "El futuro de la Historia" su maestría como prosista y como historiador." --Contratapa."

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  • "Livres électroniques"
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Electronic resource"
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  • "The Future of History"
  • "The future of history"@en
  • "The future of history"
  • "El futuro de la historia"@es
  • "El futuro de la historia"

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