History of the Present

History of the Present
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 153
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781000291711
ISBN-13 : 1000291715
Rating : 4/5 (715 Downloads)

Book Synopsis History of the Present by : David Roberts

Download or read book History of the Present written by David Roberts and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-29 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the demise of the grand narrative of European modernity. That once commanding narrative located the meaning of the past in the present and the meaning of the present in an ever-receding future. Today, instead, the present defines both the past and the future. The ‘contemporary’ has replaced ‘modern’ and ‘post-modern’ self-understandings. The times of the past and the future have been transformed into versions of ‘now’ while the present has acquired its own history. History of the Present describes the emergence of this ‘contemporary’ historical consciousness across a wide spectrum of cultural phenomena ranging from historiography to heritage and museum studies, and from the globalization of the novel to the rise of science fiction. The culture of the ‘contemporary’ appears particularly clearly in the merging of high and low culture along with art and fashion. This book will appeal to scholars of sociology, cultural and social theory, museum and heritage studies, and literary history and criticism.


History of the Present Related Books

History of the Present
Language: en
Pages: 153
Authors: David Roberts
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-29 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book explores the demise of the grand narrative of European modernity. That once commanding narrative located the meaning of the past in the present and th
History and the Present
Language: en
Pages: 242
Authors: Partha Chatterjee
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Anthem Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The essays in this volume bring together historians and anthropologists to reflect on the place of history within present-day conditions. The central focus here
The Past as Present
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Romila Thapar
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-09-15 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Pt. I. History and the public. 1. Interpretations of early Indian history ; Historical perspectives of nation-building ; 3. Of histories and identities ; 4. In
A History of the Present Illness
Language: en
Pages: 254
Authors: Louise Aronson
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-22 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Sixteen “lovely, nuanced” (The New York Times) linked stories from a potent new voice-a doctor with an M.D. from Harvard and an M.F.A. in fiction. A History
The Sexual Contract
Language: en
Pages: 280
Authors: Carole Pateman
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-06-05 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Carole Pateman is one of the foremost political theorists writing in English today. In this outstanding new work, she presents a major reinterpretation of moder