Contemporary History on Trial
Europe Since 1989 and the Role of the Expert Historian
Is it right for historians to serve as 'expert witnesses' to past events? Since the end of the Cold War, a series of heated and politicised debates across Europe have questioned the 'truth' about painful episodes in the twentieth century. From the Holocaust to Srebrenica, inquiries and fact-finding commissions have become a common device employed by governments to deal with the pressure of public opinion. State-sponsored programmes of education and research attempt to encourage a common moral understanding of the lessons we learn from these painful memories. Contemporary historians have increasingly been drawn into thes…
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Weitere Autoren: Ostberg, Kjell (Hrsg.) / Randeraad, Nico (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-7190-9130-8
- EAN: 9780719091308
- Produktnummer: 15285321
- Verlag: Manchester University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 218 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D1.1 cm 339 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 339
Über den Autor
Harriet Jones is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. Kjell Ostberg is Professor of History and Research Director at the Swedish Institute of Contemporary History at Sodertorn University College. Nico Randeraad is Lecturer in History and European Studies, Universiteit Maastricht
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