Postmodernism for Historians Author:Callum Brown The first clear guide to the minefields and meanings of postmodernism in the study of history. It offers a step-by-step guide that shows how historians have applied the theory and reviews why its critics are wrong. In simple and clear language, it takes the reader through the chain of theory that developed in the 20th century to becom... more »e now, in the early 21st century, the leading stimulant of new forms of research in History. Written by a practicing historian, this is a major promotion of postmodernist history. Distils postmodernist theory down to an essence of seven main themes - The Empiricist Inheritance, The Sign, The Discourse, Post/Structuralism, The Text, The Self and Morality - each of the chapters have sections on theory and on application in history. Provides examples of how historians have used postmodern theory in their research and writing and summarizes anti-postmodernist criticisms and gives ways of responding to them. For those interested in Historiography« less