Why bother with the past? Engaging with some issues raised by the possible 'end of history as we have known it'

Rethinking History

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 56-66

  Jenkins, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; History history; Language; Postmodern; Text; Truth

Indexed keywords

EID: 61249581631     PISSN: 13642529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13642529708596302     Document Type: Article

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