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"It is the first thorough semiological analysis of historical discourse, and it is the most original contribution to historiographical theory since Paul Ricoeur's Time and Narrative. Moreover, its implications extend far beyond the confines of historical studies. Literary critics and theorists and social scientists as well will have to come to terms with the uncomfortable truths revealed in this book. A brilliant achievement."--Hayden White, University of California, Santa Cruz
"This book forces one to come to terms with its provocative claims and to seek a better formulation of the nature and value of historical inquiry."--Dominick Lacapra, American Historical Review
"No historian who reads and comprehends this book will write in the same way again. . . Historical Culture has the potential of becoming the major historiographical work of this decade."--Mark Poster, University of California, Irvine
