The Science of History in Victorian Britain : Making the Past Speak
by
Ian Hesketh
Book Details
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century
ISBN-10
0822966360
ISBN-13
9780822966364
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Imprint
University of Pittsburgh Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 30th, 2020
Print length
256 Pages
Product Classification:
Philosophy of science
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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.
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.
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