Since the 1980s historians have been influenced by two
anthropological concepts: cultural distance and awareness of
small-scale interactions. Recent work, however, has shifted away
from these notions. We now see that cultures cannot be studied as
units with internal coherence and that the microcosm does not
represent a cultural whole.
This book proposes an alternative. Differentiation is the
keyword that lets us focus on ruptures, contradiction, and change
within a society. It drives us to recognize many different
histories as opposed to one official history. The case studies in
"Between History and Histories" use this new approach in historical
anthropology to examine how certain events are silenced in the
shadow of others that are commemorated by monuments, ceremonies,
documents, and story-telling. The first set of studies explores
cases around the world where the official construction of the past
has been contested. The second set describes the silences voiced as
a result of these disputes.
For students, this collection provides a useful overview of
interaction between two disciplines. For historians and
anthropologists, it offers a new vision of how history is
produced.
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