Political Uses of the Past - Giovanni Levi & Jacques Revel

Political Uses of the Past

By Giovanni Levi & Jacques Revel

  • Release Date: 2014-04-08
  • Genre: Political Science

Description

This work addresses political and historiographical uses of history. A group of leading historians and thinkers discuss questions of collective identity and representation in relation to the fluctuating concept of "Past" and its changing relevance. Among the topics are Greek historiographical questions, Balkan history, the Armenian problem, and the Plaestine historical narrative.