Abstract
This collection of articles and essays addresses the dilemmas, arguments and emotional processes that play a role when historians turn pieces of informtion about the past into narrative pieces of history. The authors explore how their work is influenced by their location, their attitudes towards historiographical trends and the sources they deal with. They write about the central problem in history, and the most difficult to solve: what is the relationship between the traces of the past that we possess, or are able to elicit, and what we can know about the past? What must historians do in order to increase our understanding? Making Sense, Crafting History. Practices of Producing Historical Meaning is a book that looks toward the future, at the crossroads between research and learning/teaching: it makes practical suggestions for the future.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Pisa |
| Publisher | Plus Pisa University Press |
| Volume | 5 |
| Edition | Cliohres TWG4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-88-8492-736-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Bibliographical note
Result of cooperation in Thematic Working Group 4, 'Work, Gender, Society' in Network of Excellence, "Cliohres", supported by the European Commission sthrought the 6th Framework Programme of its Directorate General for Research.Keywords
- Specialized histories (international relations, law)
- Literary theory, analysis and criticism
- Culturele activiteiten
- Overig maatschappelijk onderzoek