Author : Martin O. heisler
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781412968805
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (688 download)
Book Synopsis The Politics of History in Comparative Perspective by : Martin O. heisler
Download or read book The Politics of History in Comparative Perspective written by Martin O. heisler and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 2009-05-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As collective history becomes more tightly bound with personal narratives, the lines between history, memory, and commemoration have blurred. When history is inconvenient to a specific group, it is often compromised – watered down for public consumption. The articles in this special collection of The ANNALS examine what happens when scholars concentrate on an unsavory part of a collective history. Across the globe, the past gets politicized – used and misused. The articles in this volume focus on the political dynamics of confronting the publication of disagreeable findings about collective pasts. Most contributions cover a specific country or regional study where historical records are at odds with the collective story that has been embraced. The details of these highlighted conflicts vary, yet readers will notice striking similarities in the ways that contentious facts are handled by the collective society: · Substantial delays in confronting an unpalatable aspect of the past · Challenges to the motives, integrity, or loyalty of the messengers · Attempts to quarantine information that is damaging to the established histories Researchers, students, and policy makers will find these articles, which challenge many accepted historical scripts, offer important insight into the way that politics have shaped history and will encourage new research and inspire further revision and ongoing reframing.