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Across Cultural Borders: Historiography in Global Perspective
Eckhardt Fuchs (Ed.)
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Description for Across Cultural Borders: Historiography in Global Perspective
Hardback. In this transcultural history of historiography, the contributors transcend a Eurocentric approach not only in terms of the individual historiographies they assess but also in the methodologies they use for comparative analysis. Editor(s): Fuchs, Eckhardt; Stuchtey, Benedikt. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
This innovative work offers the first comprehensive transcultural history of historiography. The contributors transcend a Eurocentric approach not only in terms of the individual historiographies they assess, but also in the methodologies they use for comparative analysis. Moving beyond the traditional national focus of historiography, the book offers a genuinely comparative consideration of the commonalities and differences in writing history. Distinguishing among distinct cultural identities, the contributors consider the ways and means of intellectual transfers and assess the strength of local historiographical traditions as they are challenged from outside. The essays explore the question of the utility and ... Read more
This innovative work offers the first comprehensive transcultural history of historiography. The contributors transcend a Eurocentric approach not only in terms of the individual historiographies they assess, but also in the methodologies they use for comparative analysis. Moving beyond the traditional national focus of historiography, the book offers a genuinely comparative consideration of the commonalities and differences in writing history. Distinguishing among distinct cultural identities, the contributors consider the ways and means of intellectual transfers and assess the strength of local historiographical traditions as they are challenged from outside. The essays explore the question of the utility and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742517677
SKU
V9780742517677
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About Eckhardt Fuchs (Ed.)
Eckhardt Fuchs is an assistant professor at the University of Mannheim. Benedikt Stuchtey is a research fellow at the German Historical Institute, London.
Reviews for Across Cultural Borders: Historiography in Global Perspective
Ambitious in conception and rich in content, these essays on history writing around the world break the usual quarantines of national history by joining considerations of Latin America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America within one useful and thought-provoking volume.
Carol Gluck, Columbia University
Carol Gluck, Columbia University