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Writing National Histories: Western Europe Since 1800
Contributor(s): Berger, Stefan (Editor), Donovan, Mark (Editor), Passmore, Kevin (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0415164273     ISBN-13: 9780415164276
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $47.45  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 1998
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Annotation: This book comparatively examines how the writing of history by individuals and groups, historians, politicians and journalists has been used to "legitimate" the nation-state against 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; and the search for national identity in the reunified Germany.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Western Europe - General
- History | Europe - General
Dewey: 940.28
LCCN: 98-21825
Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.21" W x 9.22" L (1.12 lbs) 332 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Cultural Region - Western Europe
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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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.
 
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