Counterfactuals and revisionism in historical explanation

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dc.contributor.authorRoss Hassig
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-14T19:53:39Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T15:32:14Z
dc.date.available2016-01-14T19:53:39Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T15:32:14Z
dc.date.issued2001-03-01
dc.description.abstractThis article addresses the role of counterfactuals in historical and ethnohistorical explanation. Drawing primarily on examples from the Conquest of Mexico, it argues (1) for a useful role for counterfactual analysis, not in writing fiction, but in assessing pivotal causation and proofing causal arguments; (2) for a clearer understanding of causation in historical records, especially of ethnohistorical subjects; and (3) for a way in which this perspective can be employed to argue for solidly grounded revisionist interpretations of events.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewnoteshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guidelinesen_US
dc.identifier.citationHassig, R. (2001). Counterfactuals and revisionism in historical explanation. Anthropological Theory, 1(1), 57-72. doi: 10.1177/14634990122228629en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/14634990122228629en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/25376
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAnthropological Theory
dc.rights.requestablefalseen_US
dc.subjectcausationen_US
dc.subjectCortésen_US
dc.subjectcounterfactualsen_US
dc.subjecthistoryen_US
dc.subjectrevisionismen_US
dc.titleCounterfactuals and revisionism in historical explanationen_US
dc.typeResearch Articleen_US

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