Writing National Histories Western Europe Since 1800

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Synopsis

This book examines comparatively how the writing of history by individuals and groups, historians, politicians and journalists has been used to "legitimate" the nation-state agianst socialist, communist and catholic internationalism in the modern era. Covering the whole of Western Europe, the book includes discussion of: * history as legitimation in post-revolutionary France * unity and confederation in the Italian Risorgimento * German historians as critics of Prussian conservatism * right-wing history writing in France between the wars * British historiography from Macauley to Trevelyan * the search for national identity in the reunified Germany.

Book details

Author:
Stefan Berger, Mark Donovan, Kevin Passmore
ISBN:
9781134712151
Related ISBNs:
9780203053638, 9780415164276, 9780415164276, 9780415164269, 9780415164269
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
336
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-06-29
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1998
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction