Economic history and postmodern theory
Roy, T.
(2003).
Economic history and postmodern theory.
Economic and Political Weekly,
38(19), 1874-1878.
(2003).
Economic history and postmodern theory.
Economic and Political Weekly,
38(19), 1874-1878.
Postmodernism questions the possibility of narratives of 'progress' in the sphere of culture, a position that disagrees with economists' faith in economic progress in which cultural change plays a large role. This fundamental incompatibility has made economic history uncomfortable for historians, and led to a breach between economics and history. Can this rift be repaired?