Using the American Past for the Present European Historians and the Relevance of Writing American History
That writing about the past is interwoven with the demands of the present is something of a truism. But how each historian seeks to make, or not make, the connection, and how, in turn, this affects her or his research interests and writing style clearly varies—and seemingly marks one of the more sig...
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Published in | Historians across Borders p. 37 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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University of California Press
21.03.2014
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Edition | 1 |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | That writing about the past is interwoven with the demands of the present is something of a truism. But how each historian seeks to make, or not make, the connection, and how, in turn, this affects her or his research interests and writing style clearly varies—and seemingly marks one of the more significant differences between U.S. historians from the United States and their counterparts in Europe. To the eyes of many European scholars (of the United States), the American style is the openness and frequency with which historians make explicit links between past and present. By contrast, European writing |
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ISBN: | 9780520279278 0520279271 |