The Practical Past
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The Practical Past is a work by historian and theorist Hayden White that explores how societies use and interpret the past in everyday life, beyond formal historical scholarship.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15791072 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Practical Past Context triple: [Hayden White, notableWork, The Practical Past]
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A.
The Practice of History
The Practice of History is a seminal methodological work in which historian Sir Geoffrey Elton defends traditional, evidence-based archival scholarship and critiques theoretical and speculative approaches to writing history.
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B.
The Making of a Historian
The Making of a Historian is a reflective work by British historian Sir John H. Plumb in which he examines the craft, development, and responsibilities of the professional historian.
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C.
The Uses and Abuses of History
The Uses and Abuses of History is a book by historian Margaret MacMillan that examines how historical narratives are constructed and how they can be responsibly used or dangerously misused in contemporary politics and public life.
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D.
The Sense of the Past
The Sense of the Past is an unfinished time-travel novel by Henry James about a modern man who is mysteriously transported into early 19th-century London.
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E.
The Writing of History
The Writing of History is a seminal work by Michel de Certeau that critically examines how historical narratives are constructed, emphasizing the interplay between power, discourse, and the practice of writing history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Practical Past Target entity description: The Practical Past is a work by historian and theorist Hayden White that explores how societies use and interpret the past in everyday life, beyond formal historical scholarship.
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A.
The Practice of History
The Practice of History is a seminal methodological work in which historian Sir Geoffrey Elton defends traditional, evidence-based archival scholarship and critiques theoretical and speculative approaches to writing history.
-
B.
The Making of a Historian
The Making of a Historian is a reflective work by British historian Sir John H. Plumb in which he examines the craft, development, and responsibilities of the professional historian.
-
C.
The Uses and Abuses of History
The Uses and Abuses of History is a book by historian Margaret MacMillan that examines how historical narratives are constructed and how they can be responsibly used or dangerously misused in contemporary politics and public life.
-
D.
The Sense of the Past
The Sense of the Past is an unfinished time-travel novel by Henry James about a modern man who is mysteriously transported into early 19th-century London.
-
E.
The Writing of History
The Writing of History is a seminal work by Michel de Certeau that critically examines how historical narratives are constructed, emphasizing the interplay between power, discourse, and the practice of writing history.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.