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9780745612010

Theories and Narratives Reflections on the Philosophy on History

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  • ISBN13:

    9780745612010

  • ISBN10:

    0745612016

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-03-22
  • Publisher: Polity
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Summary

In this book Callinicos explores the relationship between social theory and historical writing drawing on a wide range of theories and theorists in an attempt to establish the contribution that theory can make to understanding the past.

Author Biography

Alex Callinicos is Professor of Politics at the University of York.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Sympathy for the Devil? Francis Fukuyama and the End of History
Fukuyama and the Left
Kojeve: From Hegel to Stalin
Fukuyama: From Spengler to Reagan
History and Reason
History as Narrative
The Claims of Narrative
The Specificity of Modern Historical Discourse
Facing the Facts
Theory and Interpretation
History as Theory
What is a Theory of History?
Marx or Weber?
Capitalism and Abstraction
History as Progress
Meaning in History
The Dialectics of Progress
The Rise of the West
Identity and Emancipation
Conclusion
Notes
Index
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