Writing national histories : Western Europe since 1800 /
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 against socialist, communist and catholic internationalism in the modern era. Covering the whole of West...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Taylor & Francis,
1999.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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 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 Maca. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (1 volume) |
ISBN: | 020305363X 9780203053638 |