In the first edition of White Mythologies (1990) Rober J.C. Young challenged the foundational status of history, asking whether in this postmodern era we should consider it a questionable and uncertain Western myth. Above all, he asked, is it possible to write history that avoids the trap of Eurocentrism? Investigating the history of 'History', from Hegel to Foucault, White Mythologies interrogates traditional accounts of 'World History' ...
