The Inventions of History: Essays on the Representation of the Past
- ISBN-10
- 0719032970
- ISBN-13
- 9780719032974
- Category
- Historiography
- Pages
- 246
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Authors
- Stephen Bann, Emeritus Professor of Art History Stephen Bann
Description
This collection of essays concentrates on the structures and connections which have made it possible, over the last two centuries, for an integrated regime of historical representation to emerge. It also touches upon the debate about the contemporary uses of history - whether it is a matter of new versus traditional approaches to the school curriculum, or of the need to historicize museums, houses and gardens and so avoid the blandness of an uninformed display.
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