The New History : : The 1980s and Beyond / / ed. by Theodore K. Rabb, Robert I. Rotberg.

In this volume a diverse group of leading historians analyzes the future needs of their craft and suggests the many ways in which scholars of the near future will interpret the events of earlier years.Originally published in 1983.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technolog...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]
©1983
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Studies in Interdisciplinary History ; 5132
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Physical Description:1 online resource (344 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction --
Political History in the 1980s --
A View from Latin America --
Reflections on its Present and Future --
Ideas and Interests --
A Comment --
Family History in the 1980s --
Past Achievements and Future Trends --
Biography in the 1980s --
A Psychoanalytic Perspective --
Quantification in the 1980s --
Numerical and Formal Analysis in European History --
Numerical and Formal Analysis in United States History --
Economic History in the 1980s --
The Future of the New Economic History --
Old Problems and New Directions --
Population History in the 1980s --
The Prospects for Population History --
Anthropology and History in the 1980s --
Toward a Rapprochement --
Consensus, Community, and Exoticism --
The Possibilities of the Past --
Intellectual History in the 1980s --
From History of Ideas to History of Meaning --
The Case for the Defense --
History of Science in the 1980s --
Science, Technology, and Medicine --
Toward the Future --
Coherence, Synthesis, and Quality in History --
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Summary:In this volume a diverse group of leading historians analyzes the future needs of their craft and suggests the many ways in which scholars of the near future will interpret the events of earlier years.Originally published in 1983.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781400886470
9783110442496
DOI:10.1515/9781400886470
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Theodore K. Rabb, Robert I. Rotberg.