Information Systems History: What is History? What is is History? What is History? … and Why Even Bother with History?

Prologue and preamble The views of Collingwood can be summarized as follows. The philosophy of history is concerned neither with ‘the past by itself’ nor with ‘the historian's thought about it by itself’, but with ‘the two things in their mutual relations’. (This dictum reflects the two current...

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Published in:	Journal of information technology 2013-03, Vol.28 (1), p.1-17
Main Authors:	Bryant, Antony, Black, Alistair, Land, Frank, Porra, Jaana
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	19th century 20th century Business and Management Business Information Systems Capitalism Editorial Essays Historians Imperialism Information systems Information Systems and Communication Service Innovation/Technology Management Management Society Working class
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Summary:	Prologue and preamble The views of Collingwood can be summarized as follows. The philosophy of history is concerned neither with ‘the past by itself’ nor with ‘the historian's thought about it by itself’, but with ‘the two things in their mutual relations’. (This dictum reflects the two current meanings of the word ‘history’ – the inquiry conducted by the historian and the series of past events into which he inquires.) Carr (1961: 1l)
ISSN:	0268-3962 1466-4437