Economic history and postmodern theory
- 2003
- p.1874-878.
- 10 May
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? - Reproduced.