Stranded in the present : modern time and the melancholy of history /

"In this book, Peter Fritzsche explores how Europeans and Americans saw themselves in the drama of history, how they took possession of a past thought to be slipping away, and how they generated countless stories about the sorrowful, eventful paths they chose to follow." "Tracing the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fritzsche, Peter, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
1789-1900
Historiography > Europe > History > 19th century.
History > Philosophy.
Historiography.
Historians > Political and social views.
Historiography
Historiographie > Europe > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Histoire > Philosophie.
Historiographie.
Historiens > Pensée politique et sociale.
historiography.
HISTORY > Modern > General.
Geschichtsschreibung
Geschichtsphilosophie
Nostalgie
Neuere Geschichte > Fach
Zeitbewusstsein
Historisch besef.
Heimwee.
Moderniteit.
Geschiedschrijving.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Historiography.
Europe > History > 1789-1900.
France > Histoire > 1789-1799 (Révolution) > Historiographie.
Europe > Histoire > 1789-1900.
Europe.
France.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The French revolution and the evidence of history
  • Strangers
  • Ruins
  • Along the hedges
  • Household fairies
  • Conclusion : the historical age.

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