History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET December 2024 History
Which of the following statements is not true for post-modernist historiography?
ASources which reflect the past are always written from somebody else's point of view
BCausation and chronology are essential for history writing ✓ Correct
CThe idea of sequential time may be abandoned in the writing of history
DHistorical sources do not have fixed and unalterable meaning
Correct answer: (B) Causation and chronology are essential for history writing — The statement that is not true is that causation and chronology are essential for history writing.
Explanation
★The statement that is not true is that causation and chronology are essential for history writing.
★Postmodern historiography challenges the assumptions and methods of traditional history writing.
★It views history not as a mere sequence of events but as a story constructed by language and culture.
★It does not consider cause-effect relationships and chronology essential to history writing.
★It holds that sources are always written from someone else's perspective.
★It holds that sequential time may be abandoned and that sources have no fixed meaning.
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