The Ethos of History Time and Responsibility

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Synopsis

At a time when rapidly evolving technologies, political turmoil, and the tensions inherent in multiculturalism and globalization are reshaping historical consciousness, what is the proper role for historians and their work? By way of an answer, the contributors to this volume offer up an illuminating collective meditation on the idea of ethos and its relevance for historical practice. These intellectually adventurous essays demonstrate how ethos—a term evoking a society’s “fundamental character” as well as an ethical appeal to knowledge and commitment—can serve as a conceptual lodestar for history today, not only as a narrative, but as a form of consciousness and an ethical-political orientation.

Book details

Series:
Making Sense of History (Book 34)
Author:
Stefan Helgesson and Jayne Svenungsson
ISBN:
9781785338854
Related ISBNs:
9781785338847
Publisher:
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-05-22
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2018
Copyright by:
Stefan Helgesson and Jayne Svenungsson 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Language Arts, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction, Philosophy