At the Limits of History
Book description
"Why bother with history? Keith Jenkins has an answer. He helps us re-think the "end of history", as signalled by postmodernity. Readers may disagree with him, but he never fails to provoke debate about the future of the past."
Joanna Bourke, Professor of History, Birkbeck College
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1 author picked At the Limits of History as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
When I first read this book as a history student, it just blew my mind.
Keith Jenkins is an expert at criticizing the roots of historiography in the clearest but also most hilarious way. I learned so much about understanding historical texts and was excited by Jenkin’s urge to move historical thinking beyond narratives of good and evil.
Main lesson learned: Don’t take things too seriously, especially if they already happened!
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