释义 |
economic interpretation of history economic interpretation of history any approach to historical analysis which emphasizes the decisive importance of economic forces in history Although especially associated with MARXISM (see also HISTORICAL MATERIALISM, ECONOMISM), such an emphasis is far from confined to this area. A significant non-Marxist example is the work of the US historian, Beard (1874-1948), whose An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution (1910) did much to alter the previous neglect of economic factors in American historiography |