The Combing of History
How is historical knowledge produced? And how do silence and forgetting figure in the knowledge we call history? Taking us through time and across the globe, David William Cohen's exploration of these questions exposes the circumstantial nature of history. His investigation uncovers the conventions and paradigms that govern historical knowledge and historical texts and reveals the economic, social, and political forces at play in the production of history. Drawing from a wide range of examples, including African legal proceedings, German and American museum exhibits, Native American commemorations, public and academic debates, and scholarly r…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-226-11278-7
- EAN: 9780226112787
- Produktnummer: 1381593
- Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
- Seitenangabe: 290 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.7 cm 478 g
- Gewicht: 478
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
Über den Autor
David William Cohen is professor of history and anthropology and director of the International Institute at the University of Michigan.
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