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History in the World (Hardcover)
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History in the World (Hardcover)
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Questions about the relationship between historical research and
contemporary social and practical problems have posed a challenge
to generations of historians, as well as to philosophers and
theorists of history. In recent years, views regarding the
isolation of academic history from real-world issues and affairs
have come under increasing criticism. The contributions to this
volume all focus on history's role in the world today and on the
possibilities for, and limits to, engagement resulting from
disciplinary practices and conventions. The authors undertake their
assessment of history's relevance in different ways, combining case
studies of political clashes, public debates, and practices of
commemoration with sophisticated theoretical discussions of
identity construction, the material manifestations of power, and
the relationship between historicizing and expectations concerning
future actions. These studies highlight the difficulty of
distinguishing between history and politics, and between
disciplinary accounts and activism, and contribute significantly
towards an improved understanding of our relationship with the
past. This book was originally published as a special issue of
Rethinking History.
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