The Whig interpretation of history
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The Whig interpretation of history | |
| Creator | Torr, Christopher | |
| Description | In economics, as in other disciplines, one often comes across the term "Whig" or its derivatives. One will find, for example, a particular account being branded as whiggish. Butterfield, who was a historian, introduced the idea of a Whig interpretation of history in 1931. Since then the term has usually been used to classify an approach which views the present as the culmination of a march of progress. This paper provides a brief background to the origin of the term and why Butterfield criticised what he called the Whig interpretation of history. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2000-03-31 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajems.v3i1.2598 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences; Vol 3, No 1 (2000); 52-58 2222-3436 1015-8812 | |
| Language | eng | |
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