The Science of History in Victorian Britain: Making the Past Speak by Hesketh, Ian

The Science of History in Victorian Britain: Making the Past Speak (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780822966364)

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The Science of History in Victorian Britain: Making the Past Speak by Hesketh, Ian

The Science of History in Victorian Britain: Making the Past Speak

$40.00
The Science of History in Victorian Britain: Making the Past Speak by Hesketh, Ian

The Science of History in Victorian Britain: Making the Past Speak

$40.00
Format: Paperback
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New attitudes towards history in nineteenth-century Britain saw a rejection of romantic, literary techniques in favour of a professionalized, scientific methodology. The development of history as a scientific discipline was undertaken by several key historians of the Victorian period, influenced by German scientific history and British natural philosophy. This study examines parallels between the professionalization of both history and science at the time, which have previously been overlooked. Hesketh challenges accepted notions of a single scientific approach to history. Instead, he draws on a variety of sources--monographs, lectures, correspondence--from eminent Victorian historians to uncover numerous competing discourses.

Author: Ian Hesketh
ISBN-10: 0822966360
ISBN-13: 9780822966364
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Language: English
Published: 05/30/2020
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d
By Ian Hesketh
By Ian Hesketh
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Ian Hesketh is associate professor of history at the University of Queensland.

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