Analysis Of Robin Blackburn’s Historiography

Robin Blackburn (1940-) is a contemporary famous British marxist historians,sociologists, the new left theorists and political essayist. On the basis of marxisttheory, he proposed a model about the rise and decline of American slaveryexplanation. Also focus on social security, review daily life financialization andpension privatization. Is the second generation of British new left important member,a former editor of the new left review and for more than ten years since1962he is aregular contributor to the new left review. This article wants to treat history bylooking at Blackburn concepts, research methods, etc., the more thorough study ofhistorical epistemology and methodology, and ultimately to the value of his historicalthinking is relatively reasonable analysis and evaluation.The full text is divided into preface, text and epilogue three parts, including textfor a total of three chapters.The introduction mainly explains the purpose of this study and the significance,current research status of robin Blackburn at home and abroad and the characteristicsand the innovation of this article.The first chapter mainly analyzes the social background of Blackburn life,academic background and personal academic career, discusses the three effects onBlackburn history and researching methods. Social background in the1960s theworld situation and the emphasis on British leftist intellectuals thought transformationand political activities; Academic background to explore the origin and developmentof new and old two generations of marxist historians relations; Individualparticipation in academic career mainly introduces Blackburn with political tendencyof academic activities; Visiting and major works.The second chapter, from a perspective of history of Blackburn’s generousoverall, pay attention to the important role of politics and economy, and the use of avariety of research methods in three aspects: his historical thinking. Among them, theenlarged whole horizon is mainly refers to the history of both time and space scopeand treat history perspective, especially in the latter focus; The important role ofpolitical economy from compared with the first generation of marxist historians andthe comparison of historical researching trend today to discuss; The use of multipleresearch methods mainly from its research objects are deduced to confused.The third chapter briefly introduces Blackburn on market and pension reformand the ideology of communism and the social sciences is discussed; With a focus onthe historical influence to make a reasonable evaluation of Blackburn rovers.