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
Main Authors	TIBOR FRANK, MARTIN KLIMKE, STEPHEN TUCK
Format	Book Chapter
Language	English
Published	University of California Press 21.03.2014
Edition	1
Subjects	American literature American studies Anthropology Arts Behavioral sciences Civilization Cold wars Comparative literature Cultural history Education Ethnography Ethnology Formal education Historians Historical methodology Historiography History History instruction History of the Americas Humanities instruction International disputes International politics International relations Literary studies Literature Military history North American history Pedagogy Political science Politics Sociology United States history Western civilization World literature
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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
ISBN:	9780520279278 0520279271