The History Man
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The History Man is a satirical campus novel by Malcolm Bradbury that critiques 1970s British academia and radical politics through the story of an opportunistic sociology professor.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The History Man canonical | 3 |
| The History Man (TV series) | 1 |
| The History Man (television adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9080997 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History Man Context triple: [Malcolm Bradbury, notableWork, The History Man]
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A.
The Honest Men
The Honest Men is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club Ayr United F.C., reflecting the club’s historic identity and local pride.
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B.
The Honorable Gentleman
"The Honorable Gentleman" is a short story by Achmed Abdullah, known for its twist ending and exploration of honor and moral ambiguity in an Eastern setting.
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C.
Des hommes d’État
Des hommes d’État is a political essay by French politician and writer Bruno Le Maire that reflects on power, leadership, and the practice of government in contemporary France.
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D.
Geschichte und Eigensinn
Geschichte und Eigensinn is a major work of critical social theory co-authored by Oskar Negt and Alexander Kluge that examines the interplay of history, subjectivity, and social experience in modern capitalist societies.
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E.
Remember This House
Remember This House is James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript reflecting on the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., later adapted into the documentary film I Am Not Your Negro.
- 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 History Man Target entity description: The History Man is a satirical campus novel by Malcolm Bradbury that critiques 1970s British academia and radical politics through the story of an opportunistic sociology professor.
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A.
The Honest Men
The Honest Men is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club Ayr United F.C., reflecting the club’s historic identity and local pride.
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B.
The Honorable Gentleman
"The Honorable Gentleman" is a short story by Achmed Abdullah, known for its twist ending and exploration of honor and moral ambiguity in an Eastern setting.
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C.
Des hommes d’État
Des hommes d’État is a political essay by French politician and writer Bruno Le Maire that reflects on power, leadership, and the practice of government in contemporary France.
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D.
Geschichte und Eigensinn
Geschichte und Eigensinn is a major work of critical social theory co-authored by Oskar Negt and Alexander Kluge that examines the interplay of history, subjectivity, and social experience in modern capitalist societies.
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E.
Remember This House
Remember This House is James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript reflecting on the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., later adapted into the documentary film I Am Not Your Negro.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
campus novel
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novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The History Man (TV series)
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linked to:
The History Man
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| adaptationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | BBC ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television serial ⓘ |
| author | Malcolm Bradbury ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
campus fiction
ⓘ
comic novel ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-09-914891-6 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | no ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Howard Kirk ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Barbara Kirk
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Flora Beniform ⓘ Henry Beamish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of fashionable left-wing ideology
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portrayal of 1970s academic culture ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 250 ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Malcolm Bradbury's best-known works ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | sociology professor ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
manipulative
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opportunistic ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| publisher | Secker & Warburg ⓘ |
| setInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| setInEnvironment | university campus ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| settingUniversityType | red-brick university ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of 1970s British academia
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hypocrisy of liberal intellectuals ⓘ radical politics ⓘ sexual politics ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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linked to: The History Man
linked to: The History Man