On the surface, historical scholarship might seem thoroughly incompatible with political engagement: the ideal historian, many imagine, is a disinterested observer focused exclusively on the past. In truth, however, political action and historical research have been deeply intertwined for as long as the historical profession has existed. In this insightful collection, practicing historians analyze, reflect on, and share their experiences of this complex relationship. From the influence of historical scholarship on world political leaders to the present-day participation of researchers in…mehr
On the surface, historical scholarship might seem thoroughly incompatible with political engagement: the ideal historian, many imagine, is a disinterested observer focused exclusively on the past. In truth, however, political action and historical research have been deeply intertwined for as long as the historical profession has existed. In this insightful collection, practicing historians analyze, reflect on, and share their experiences of this complex relationship. From the influence of historical scholarship on world political leaders to the present-day participation of researchers in post-conflict societies and the Occupy movement, these studies afford distinctive, humane, and stimulating views on historical practice and practitionersHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Stefan Berger has directed the Institute for Social Movements at the Ruhr University Bochum and served as the Chairman of the History of the Ruhr Foundation since 2011. Since 2016 he has been Honorary Professor at Cardiff University in the UK. Previously he held the position of Professor of Modern German and Comparative European History at the University of Manchester.
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List of Illustrations Introduction: Historical Writing and Civic Engagement: A Symbiotic Relationship Stefan Berger Chapter 1. Engagement: Metahistorical Considerations on a Disputed Attitude in Historical Studies Jörn Rüsen Chapter 2. The Ideal of Justice and Its Significance for Historians as Engaged Intellectuals Martin Wiklund Chapter 3. Committed Writing: History and Narrative Communication Revisited Kalle Pihlainen Chapter 4. The Historian-King: Political Leaders, Historical Consciousness and Wise Government Antoon de Baets Chapter 5. Historians with a Cause: Refugees' Memory and Historical Practices in Interwar Greece Emilia Salvanou Chapter 6. The Making of the Zhanguo Ce Clique: The Politicization of History Knowledge in Wartime China Xin Fan Chapter 7. The Historicization of World War II in Greece After the Civil War: Looking Back on the Public Debate over a Lecture by British Historian C. M. Woodhouse Manos Avgeridis Chapter 8. Historians as Dissidents: Intellectual 'Eros' in Action Nina Witoszek Chapter 9. The Social Movement History as a social movement in and of itself Michihiro Okamoto Chapter 10. Professional Historical Writing and Human Rights Engagement in the Twenty-First Century: Innovative Approaches and their Dilemmas Nina Schneider Chapter 11. Using the Past: The Brazilian Cinema between Censorship and Representation Meize Lucas Chapter 12. Historians and the Trauma of the Past: The Destruction of Security Files on Citizens in Greece, 1989 Vangelis Karamanolakis Chapter 13. Historians and/in the New Media Effi Gazi Chapter 14. Street History: Coming to Terms with the Past in Occupy Movements Antonis Liakos Afterword: The Historian as an Engaged Intellectual: Historical Writing and Social Criticism - A Personal Retrospective Georg G. Iggers Index
List of Illustrations Introduction: Historical Writing and Civic Engagement: A Symbiotic Relationship Stefan Berger Chapter 1. Engagement: Metahistorical Considerations on a Disputed Attitude in Historical Studies Jörn Rüsen Chapter 2. The Ideal of Justice and Its Significance for Historians as Engaged Intellectuals Martin Wiklund Chapter 3. Committed Writing: History and Narrative Communication Revisited Kalle Pihlainen Chapter 4. The Historian-King: Political Leaders, Historical Consciousness and Wise Government Antoon de Baets Chapter 5. Historians with a Cause: Refugees' Memory and Historical Practices in Interwar Greece Emilia Salvanou Chapter 6. The Making of the Zhanguo Ce Clique: The Politicization of History Knowledge in Wartime China Xin Fan Chapter 7. The Historicization of World War II in Greece After the Civil War: Looking Back on the Public Debate over a Lecture by British Historian C. M. Woodhouse Manos Avgeridis Chapter 8. Historians as Dissidents: Intellectual 'Eros' in Action Nina Witoszek Chapter 9. The Social Movement History as a social movement in and of itself Michihiro Okamoto Chapter 10. Professional Historical Writing and Human Rights Engagement in the Twenty-First Century: Innovative Approaches and their Dilemmas Nina Schneider Chapter 11. Using the Past: The Brazilian Cinema between Censorship and Representation Meize Lucas Chapter 12. Historians and the Trauma of the Past: The Destruction of Security Files on Citizens in Greece, 1989 Vangelis Karamanolakis Chapter 13. Historians and/in the New Media Effi Gazi Chapter 14. Street History: Coming to Terms with the Past in Occupy Movements Antonis Liakos Afterword: The Historian as an Engaged Intellectual: Historical Writing and Social Criticism - A Personal Retrospective Georg G. Iggers Index
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