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Writing National Histories: Western Europe Since 1800
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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.
- ISBN-100415164265
- ISBN-13978-0415164269
- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication dateDecember 3, 1998
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6.25 x 1 x 9.5 inches
- Print length330 pages
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Writing National Histories examines comparatively how the writing of history by individuals and groups, historians, politicians and journalists, has been used to 'legitimate' the nation-state, focusing on the nation-building of the nineteenth century and the subsequent struggle to defend the nation-state against socialist, communist and Catholic internationalism in the modern era.
About the Author
Stefan Berger is Senior Lecturer in German history at the University of Wales, Cardiff, where Mark Donovan lectures in Italian politics and Kevin Passmore lectures in modern European history.
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- Publisher : Routledge
- Publication date : December 3, 1998
- Language : English
- Print length : 330 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0415164265
- ISBN-13 : 978-0415164269
- Item Weight : 1.4 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.25 x 1 x 9.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,887 inHistoriography (Books)
- #9,913 inEuropean History (Books)
- #28,985 inGreat Britain History (Books)
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