Materialist Philosophy of History: A Realist Antidote to Postmodernism

Lanham: Lexington Books (2020)
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This book examines the wide-ranging implications for historical research of the view that everything is physical and that no immaterial entities, forces, or phenomena exist. It presents the consequences of materialism for our understanding of the historical past, including the rejection of postmodernist perspectives on history.

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B825.M58 2020

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