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1、PartnerThiscompendiumofnewessaysontheoryofhistory(ratherthanhistory’stheory)istheverymodelofwhatascientifichandbook(anhonorablescholarlygenrewhichhasbeenmuchdegradedofandTheSAGEHandbookoflatebycommercialization)oughttobe.Theproblemswhichmotivatedtheinterestintheoryof
2、Editedbyhistoryfromthe1930sand1940sdowntojustyesterdayhavenowbeenprettymuchassimilatedFoottoanewlinguafrancaofmetahistoricaldiscourse.Anewgenerationofscholarscannowtreataswhatgoeswithoutsayingmanyofthe“undecidables”oftheoldergenerations’discourses.HistoricalTheoryThe
3、essaysdisplayanopennesstoinnovationandmanifestakindofauthoritywhichstandabovebothpolemicsandapologetics.Alloftherelevanttopics,themes,debates,methodologicalissues,andimagesofthe‘theorywars’aretakenaccountof–Icounted26such,from“linguisticturn”through“gender”and“postco
4、lonial”to“fiction”and“causality”–even-handedly,insightfully,andresponsibly.Thedocumentationisimpressive,thefootnotespertinent,full,andinformative,thebibliographiescomprehensive.Thewholebearstheimprintofthescholarlystylesofitseditors,ProfessorsPartnerandFoot.Anyonewho
5、knowstheirscholarshipwillexpectnothingbutthehigheststandardsbroughttoanythingtheystudy.Iwasmostimpressedbythewayinwhichtheessaystakenasawholeextendthefieldofhistoricalstudiestoincludealloftheotherdisciplinesinthehuman,social,andnaturalscienceswhichtake‘thepast’andnot
6、only“history”asobjectsofstudy.ThisHistoricalTheoryisanindispensablehandbookforanyonewhohasaprofessionalorevenan“amateur”interestTheSAGEHandbookofinthestudyofthepast.HaydenWhite,UniversityProfessor,Emeritus,oftheHistoryofConsciousness,intheUniversityofCaliforniaandSom
7、etimeConsultantProfessorofComparativeLiteratureandGermanStudies,StanfordUniversityNancyPartnerisProfessorofHistoryatMcGillUniversity.SarahFootisTheRegiusProfessorofEcclesiasticalHistoryatChristChurch,UniversityofOxford.EditedbyNancyPartnerandSarahFootCoverimage©iStoc
8、kphotoTheSAGEHandbookofHistoricalTheory00-Partner_Foot-Prelims.indd109/11/201210:48:06AMTheeditorshaveassembledalargeandoutstanding
