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Includes bibliographical references. 409 pages ; 22 cm.

In 1933 the philosopher Martin Heidegger declared his allegiance to Hitler. Ever since, scholars have asked to what extent his work is implicated in Nazism. To address this question properly involves neither conflating Nazism and the continuing philosophical project that is Heidegger's legacy, nor absolving Heidegger and, in the process, turning a deaf ear to what he himself called the philosophical ...

A preeminent intellectual historian here examines the profound changes in ideas about the nature of history and historiography. Georg G. Iggers traces the basic assumptions upon which historical research and writing have been based since history's emergence as a professional discipline in the nineteenth century, and describes how the newly emerging social sciences transformed historiography following ...

"Le résultat d'un des groupes de travail du programme de recherche: Identité et conscience européennes au XXe siècle"--Page [3]. 186 pages ; 22 cm.

"What is it to practice history in an age in which photographs exist? What is the impact of photographs on the core historiographical practices which define the discipline and shape its enquiry and methods? In Photographs and the Practice of History, Elizabeth Edwards proposes a new philosophy of history which explores these questions and redefines the practices at the heart of this discipline. Structured ...

Henry Rousso addresses the rise of contemporary history and the relations of present-day societies to their past, especially their legacies of political violence. Focusing on France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States, he shows that for contemporary historians, the recent past has become a problem to be solved. No longer unfolding as a series of traditions to be respected or a set of ...

In Naming Violence, Mathias Thaler articulates a novel perspective on the study of violence that demonstrates why the imagination matters for political theory. His analysis of the politics of naming charts a middle ground between moralism and realism, arguing that political theory ought to question whether our existing vocabulary enables us to properly identify, understand, and respond to violence. ...

Leonard H. Ehrlich (1924-2011) was born Leonhard Ehrlich to Josef and Helene Ehrlich, on 2 April 1924 in Vienna. In addition to Leonard, the Ehrlichs had a daughter, Leonore. Following the annexation of Austria by Germany and the Nazi seizure of power in 1938, the Ehrlichs sought to emigrate, with Leonore being the first who was able to leave, travelling to Britain on a "Kindertransport." Although ...

Introduction: Beyond the Canon: History in a Globalizing World / S. Stuurman & M. Grever. - PART 1: THE FRAMING OF HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE Who Needs a Canon? / P. Seixas. - Plurality, Narrative and the Historical Canon / M. Grever. - From National Canon to Historical Literacy / P. Lee. - "Another Brick in the Wall'. Historical Culture and History Teaching / K. Ribbens. - PART 2: FOUNDATIONS AND REVISIONS ...

Ed Yoder's exploration of the centrality of history in our lives blends an experienced journalist's zest for current trends with a lifelong interest in American and European history. In this book of linked essays, he writes about topics as diverse as the 1995 controversy over the Enola Gay exhibit at the Air and Space Museum in Washington, Barbara Tuchman's success as a popular historian, the historical ...