History Made Conscious by Geoff Eley
How History has changed in the half-century since the 1960s
There is no better guide to the debates over politics and history writing in our times than Geoff EleyHis deep knowledge of US, British and German historiography enables him to make a compelling case that different questions demand different theories. -- Catherine Hall
In History Made Conscious, Geoff Eley covers great sweeps of the history of history since the 1960s. His work is marked by insightful observations on the circumstance which have sparked shifts in emphasis and a stimulating openness to influences from myriad intellectual currents, including the Marxist new left, feminism, cultural studies and ant-imperialism. -- Sheila Rowbotham
History cannot but benefit from entering into dialogue with other disciplines and confronting the challenges of politics. Permanently putting itself into question is the key to its renewal and vibrancy. Nearly two decades since A Crooked Line, Geoff Eley unveils the complex relationship between historical studies and politics. Global in scope, critical and nuanced in spirit, and illuminating from one end to the other, History Made Conscious is indispensable reading for anyone interested not only in the past, but also in the way history is written and interpreted in our time. -- Enzo Traverso
So, this is where we've been, historians and history, over the past fifty years. Geoff Eley is an informed, good-tempered and unfailingly courteous-sometimes very funny-guide to the vast landscape of post-colonial and Atlantic world-historiography, showing us the distressing wranglings of scholars, the aggressive battles of the books, all over the desolate terrain of Theory. He steers us to the future, so that by seeing what has been we may become better writers and readers of history. -- Carolyn Steedman
In History Made Conscious, Geoff Eley covers great sweeps of the history of history since the 1960s. His work is marked by insightful observations on the circumstance which have sparked shifts in emphasis and a stimulating openness to influences from myriad intellectual currents, including the Marxist new left, feminism, cultural studies and ant-imperialism. -- Sheila Rowbotham
History cannot but benefit from entering into dialogue with other disciplines and confronting the challenges of politics. Permanently putting itself into question is the key to its renewal and vibrancy. Nearly two decades since A Crooked Line, Geoff Eley unveils the complex relationship between historical studies and politics. Global in scope, critical and nuanced in spirit, and illuminating from one end to the other, History Made Conscious is indispensable reading for anyone interested not only in the past, but also in the way history is written and interpreted in our time. -- Enzo Traverso
So, this is where we've been, historians and history, over the past fifty years. Geoff Eley is an informed, good-tempered and unfailingly courteous-sometimes very funny-guide to the vast landscape of post-colonial and Atlantic world-historiography, showing us the distressing wranglings of scholars, the aggressive battles of the books, all over the desolate terrain of Theory. He steers us to the future, so that by seeing what has been we may become better writers and readers of history. -- Carolyn Steedman
Geoff Eley has taught at the University of Cambridge (1975-79) and the University of Michigan (1979-2022). His earlier books include Forging Democracy: The History of the Left in Europe, 1850-2000, The Future of Class in History: What's Left of the Social? [with Keith Nield], and Nazism as Fascism: Violence, Ideology, and the Ground of Consent in Germany, 1930-1945.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781839768132 |
| ISBN 10 | 1839768134 |
| Title | History Made Conscious |
| Author | Geoff Eley |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2023-08-29 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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