On 'What Is History?'

<p><em>On `What is History?'</em> provides a student introduction to contemporary historiographical debates.<br>Carr and Elton are still the starting point for the vast majority of introductory courses on the nature of history. Building on his highly successful <em>Rethinking History</em> Keith Jenkins explores in greater detail the influence of these key figures. He argues that historians need to move beyond their `modernist' thinking and embrace the postmodern-type approaches of thinkers such as Richard Rorty and Hayden White.<br>Through its radical critique of Carr and Elton and its championing of Rorty and White <em>On `What is History'?</em> represents a significant development for introductory studies on the nature of history.</p>