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National history has once again become a battlefield. In internal
political conflicts, which are fought on the terrain of popular
culture, museums, schoolbooks, and memorial politics, it has taken
on a newly important and contested role. Irrespective of national
specifics, the narratives of new nationalism are quite similar
everywhere. National history is said to stretch back many
centuries, expressesing the historical continuity of a homogeneous
people and its timeless character. This people struggles for
independence, guided by towering leaders and inspired by the
sacrifice of martyrs. Unlike earlier forms of nationalism, the main
enemies are no longer neighbouring states, but international and
supranational institutions. To use national history as an
integrative tool, new nationalists claim that the media and school
history curricula should not contest or question the nation and its
great historical deeds, as doubts threaten to weaken and dishonour
the nation. This book offers a broad international overview of the
rhetoric, contents, and contexts of the rise of these renewed
national historical narratives, and of how professional historians
have reacted to these phenomena. The contributions focus on a wide
range of representative nations from around all over the globe.
Societies perceive "Reform" or "Reforms" as substantial changes and
significant breaks which must be well-justified. The Enlightenment
brought forth the idea that the future was uncertain and could be
shaped by human beings. This gave the concept of reform a new
character and new fields of application. Those who sought support
for their plans and actions needed to reflect, develop new
arguments, and offer new reasons to address an anonymous public.
This book aims to compile these changes under the heuristic term of
"languages of reform." It analyzes the structures of communication
regarding reforms in the 18th century through a wide variety of
topics.
Societies perceive "Reform" or "Reforms" as substantial changes and
significant breaks which must be well-justified. The Enlightenment
brought forth the idea that the future was uncertain and could be
shaped by human beings. This gave the concept of reform a new
character and new fields of application. Those who sought support
for their plans and actions needed to reflect, develop new
arguments, and offer new reasons to address an anonymous public.
This book aims to compile these changes under the heuristic term of
"languages of reform." It analyzes the structures of communication
regarding reforms in the 18th century through a wide variety of
topics.
National history has once again become a battlefield. In internal
political conflicts, which are fought on the terrain of popular
culture, museums, schoolbooks, and memorial politics, it has taken
on a newly important and contested role. Irrespective of national
specifics, the narratives of new nationalism are quite similar
everywhere. National history is said to stretch back many
centuries, expressesing the historical continuity of a homogeneous
people and its timeless character. This people struggles for
independence, guided by towering leaders and inspired by the
sacrifice of martyrs. Unlike earlier forms of nationalism, the main
enemies are no longer neighbouring states, but international and
supranational institutions. To use national history as an
integrative tool, new nationalists claim that the media and school
history curricula should not contest or question the nation and its
great historical deeds, as doubts threaten to weaken and dishonour
the nation. This book offers a broad international overview of the
rhetoric, contents, and contexts of the rise of these renewed
national historical narratives, and of how professional historians
have reacted to these phenomena. The contributions focus on a wide
range of representative nations from around all over the globe.
Concepts of historical progress or decline and the idea of a cycle
of historical movement have existed in many civilizations. In spite
of claims that they be transnational or even universal,
periodization schemes invariably reveal specific social and
cultural predispositions. Our dialogue, which brings together a
Sinologist and a scholar of early modern History in Europe,
considers periodization as a historical phenomenon, studying the
case of the "Renaissance." Understood in the tradition of J.
Burckhardt, who referred back to ideas voiced by the humanists of
the 14th and 15th centuries, and focusing on the particularities of
humanist dialogue which informed the making of the "Renaissance" in
Italy, our discussion highlights elements that distinguish it from
other movements that have proclaimed themselves as
"r/Renaissances," studying, in particular, the Chinese Renaissance
in the early 20th century. While disagreeing on several fundamental
issues, we suggest that interdisciplinary and interregional
dialogue is a format useful to addressing some of the more
far-reaching questions in global history, e.g. whether and when a
periodization scheme such as "Renaissance" can fruitfully be
applied to describe non-European experiences.
Concepts of historical progress or decline and the idea of a cycle
of historical movement have existed in many civilizations. In spite
of claims that they be transnational or even universal,
periodization schemes invariably reveal specific social and
cultural predispositions. Our dialogue, which brings together a
Sinologist and a scholar of early modern History in Europe,
considers periodization as a historical phenomenon, studying the
case of the "Renaissance." Understood in the tradition of J.
Burckhardt, who referred back to ideas voiced by the humanists of
the 14th and 15th centuries, and focusing on the particularities of
humanist dialogue which informed the making of the "Renaissance" in
Italy, our discussion highlights elements that distinguish it from
other movements that have proclaimed themselves as
"r/Renaissances," studying, in particular, the Chinese Renaissance
in the early 20th century. While disagreeing on several fundamental
issues, we suggest that interdisciplinary and interregional
dialogue is a format useful to addressing some of the more
far-reaching questions in global history, e.g. whether and when a
periodization scheme such as "Renaissance" can fruitfully be
applied to describe non-European experiences.
Compiled by a group of distinguished international scholars
including John Pocock, Diana Pinto, Gordon Schochet, and co-editors
Thomas Maissen and Fania Oz-Salzberger, this volume offers a
threefold intellectual juncture. Its contributors analyze the
liberal-republican tension field in a novel way, juxtaposing early
modern political thought with twenty-first century political
concerns. The volume conjoins Israeli political scholarship with
its European and American counterparts, mapping differentials and
commonalities. Topics include Israeli-Palestinian relations, law
and justice, commerce and citizenship, and post-holocaust
historical memory - all within the pioneering context of early
modern political concepts and their contemporary significance. Of
interest to researchers and advanced students of intellectual
history, political philosophy, political science, international
relations, European Studies, and Jewish and Israel studies.
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