Since the emergence of postmodern social theory history has been haunted by predictions of its
imminent end. Postmodernism has been accused of making historical research and writing
untenable encouraging the proliferation of revisionist histories providing fertile ground for
historical denial and promoting the adoption of a mournful view of the past. This provocative
book re-examines the nature of the alleged «threat» to history posed by postmodernism and
explores the implications of postmodern social theory for history as curriculum. Interrupting
History will be of interest to curricularists and critical pedagogues around the globe and to
history educators at all levels of education. Making an important contribution to the struggle
for critical and effective histories it is a must-read text for those studying or teaching
history today.
