Revisionist Histories

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-415-56078-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

Revision and revisionism are generally seen as standard parts of historical practice, yet they are underexplored within the growing literature on historiography. In this accessibly written volume, Marnie Hughes-Warrington discusses this paucity of work on revision in history theory and raises ethical questions about linear models and spatial metaphors that have been used to explain it.

Revisionist Histories emphasises the role of the authors and audiences of histories alike as the writers and rewriters of history. Through study of digital environments, graphic novels and reader annotated texts, this book shows that the ‘sides’ of history cannot be disentangled from one another, and that they are subject to flux and even destruction over time.

Incorporating diverse and controversial case studies, including the French Revolution, Holocaust Denial and European settlers’ contact with Native Americans and Indigenous Australians, Revisionist Histories offers both a detailed account of the development of revisionism and a new, more spatial vision of historiography. An essential text for students of historiography.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hughes-Warrington, Marnie

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Revision in History 1. Lines 2. Spaces 3. Boundaries 4. Webs 5. Taking Sides 6. Rewriting History. Conclusion: Rethinking History. Bibliography. Index

Über Autor(innen)

Marnie Hughes-Warrington is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the Australian National University. She is the author of five books, including History Goes to the Movies (2007), The History on Film Reader (2008) and Fifty Key Thinkers on History.