Western Historical Thinking - (Making Sense of History) by Jörn Rüsen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p> What is history - a question historians have been asking themselves time and again. Does history as an academic discipline, as it has evolved in the West over the centuries, represent a specific mode of historical thinking that can bedefined in contrast to other forms of historical consciousness?</p> <p> In this volume, Peter Burke, a prominent Western historian, offers ten hypotheses that attempt to constitute specifically Western Historical Thinking. Scholars from Asia and Africa comment on his position in the light of their own ideas of the sense and meaning of historical thinking. The volume is rounded off by Peter Burke's comments on the questions and issues raised by the authors and his suggestions for the way forward towards a common ground for intercultural communication.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p> <i>"... a remarkably stimulating production, full of insights and observations that cannot fail to inform and illuminate. Although it would be an ideal text for the graduate seminar, it will prove valuable to anyone interested in the uses of the past."</i><b> - Clio</b></p> <p> <i>"... [an] engaging, sophisticated and scrupulous study ... a strongly recommended, introspective and thoughtful compilation which would enhance any personal or academic philosophy or history collection."</i><b> - Midwest Book Review</b></p> <p> <i>... a strongly recommended, introspective and thoughtful compilation which would enhance any personal or academic Philosophy or History collection.</i><b> - The Bookwatch</b></p><br>
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