That Noble Dream: The 'Objectivity Question' and the American Historical Profession (Ideas in Context Book 13)
by Peter Novick
A study of how American historians have defined and contested the meaning of objectivity throughout the profession's history.
About This Book
This book explores the development of the American historical profession and its relationship to the ideal of objectivity.
It traces how historians have understood and debated the possibility and desirability of objective historical knowledge.
The work situates these discussions within broader intellectual and institutional contexts over time.
Readers gain insight into the changing standards and self-conceptions of the historical discipline in the United States.
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