Contemporary History

Pat Thane

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.62107-4

Contemporary History

Pat Thane^*

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British Politics and Government

King's College London

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Abstract

Contemporary history ends with the present. Its starting point is contentious and depends upon the topic of study. It has been practised since ancient times but has become most popular since the 1960s. It has been criticized by conventional historians for the difficulty of examining the recent past objectively and the absence of adequate documentation. These arguments are rejected since they apply equally to all periods. Like the study of other periods, it has been influenced by changes in the contemporary world and by the changing interests of historians such as the growing influence of social and cultural history since the 1960s.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	762-768
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9780080970875
ISBN (Print)	9780080970868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.62107-4
Publication status	Published - 26 Mar 2015

Keywords

Communism
Contemporary
Feminism
History
Method
Nazism
Periodization
Politics
Technology
War

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