Nationalizing the Past
Historians as Nation Builders in Modern Europe
Nonfiction, History, European General, Modern
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780230292505 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | January 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780230292505 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | January 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Historians traditionally claim to be myth-breakers, but national history since the nineteenth century shows quite a record in myth-making. This exciting new volume compares how national historians in Europe have handled the opposing pulls of fact and fiction and shows which narrative strategies have contributed to the success of national histories.
Historians traditionally claim to be myth-breakers, but national history since the nineteenth century shows quite a record in myth-making. This exciting new volume compares how national historians in Europe have handled the opposing pulls of fact and fiction and shows which narrative strategies have contributed to the success of national histories.
