History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET December 2014 History
Which is not correct about the features of postmodernism?
AIt does not denounce conventional history ✓ Correct
BIts historiography has recreated interest in the world of little-known individuals
CIts main theoretical contribution is its frontal attack on positivism
DWorks of history in which its influence is evident have not only extended the range of historical knowledge but also injected new life into some old ones
Correct answer: (A) It does not denounce conventional history — The claim that it does not denounce conventional history is not correct, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The claim that it does not denounce conventional history is not correct, so that is the answer.
★In fact postmodernism does criticise and challenge conventional history.
★So saying that it does not denounce it is wrong.
★Postmodernist work has revived interest in little-known individuals.
★Its chief contribution is its frontal attack on positivism.
★Its influence has both widened historical knowledge and renewed older fields.
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