George Orwell wrote that history is written by the winners. Even if
that seems a bit too cut-and-dried, we can say that history is
always written from a viewpoint but that viewpoints change,
sometimes radically.
The history of workers, women, and minorities challenged the
once-unquestioned dominance of the tales of great leaders and
military victories. Then, cultural studies including feminism and
queer studies brought fresh perspectives, but those too have run
their course.
With globalization emerging as a major economic, cultural, and
political force, Lynn Hunt examines whether it can reinvigorate the
telling of history. She hopes that scholars from East and West can
collaborate in new ways and write wider-ranging works.
At the same time, Hunt argues that we could better understand
the effects of globalization in the past if we knew more about how
individuals felt about the changes they were experiencing. She
proposes a sweeping reevaluation of individuals active role and
their place in society as the keys to understanding the way people
and ideas interact. She also reveals how surprising new
perspectives on society and the self from environmental history,
the history of human-animal interactions, and even neuroscience
offer promising new ways of thinking about the meaning and purpose
of history in our time."
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