Western Historiography in Asia : Circulation, Critique and Comparison /
Western Historiography in Asia : Circulation, Critique and Comparison /
ed. by Q. Edward Wang, Longguo Li, Okamoto Michihiro.
- 1 online resource (IX, 645 p.)
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Tradition and Transformation -- On How Herodotus’ Historia Became History -- Herodotus on Persia and Its Historical Value: A Comparison of Book III of the Historiae and the Parallel Version in the Behistun Inscription -- Plutarch and His Presentation of Alexander the Great -- From “Walking” to “Sitting”: Changes in the Practices of European Historiography From Ancient to Medieval Times -- The Decline of a Tradition: The Changing Fate of George Sale’s Universal History and the Transformation of Modern European Historiography -- The Birth of Modern Historiography and B. G. Niebuhr -- Equal Emphasis on “Research” and “Representation”: A New Analysis of Leopold von Ranke’s Debut Work -- Theodor Mommsen and His Legacy in the Study of the Early Roman Empire: A Critical Review -- The French Revolution and Archives: The Formation and Transformation of Modern Archives -- “Scientific History” and Nationalistic Historiography -- Part II: Critiques and Challenges -- Interest in the Recent Past and Contemporary History in Western Historiographical Tradition -- The Return of the History of Ideas: Observations on the Evolution of Research Paradigms in the History of Ideas -- Les Lieux de Mémoire and Pierre Nora’s Writing of French National History -- The History and Politics of Les Lieux de Mémoire -- The Return of Narrative and Subjectivity: Historiography After the Linguistic Turn -- Hayden White and the Historians: A Historical Narrative in Time -- Postcolonialism and Postcolonial Historiography -- The Global Turn in the Studies of the French Revolution: Towards “Decolonizing” Revolutionary History -- Part III: Comparative Perspectives -- Dilemma and Reflection: Disenchantment with “Eurocentrism” and the Writing of World History -- Imagining West and Self in the Global Easts: On Poland and Korea -- Rethinking History at its Sunset -- National vs Global History in View: History and Historiography in Japan as a Case Study -- Japanese Perspectives on “Global History” -- The End of “Grand Narratives”: “Memory” in History and “Use” in Science -- The Development of Western Historiography as an Academic Field in China -- In Search of a Way to Form the Autonomous People: The Actuality, Social Influence, and Internationality of Historical Studies in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century in Japan -- Contributors -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
This volume provides a unique and critical perspective on how Chinese, Japanese and Korean scholars engage and critique the West in their historical thinking. It showcases the dialogue between Asian experts and their Euro-American counterparts and offers valuable insights on how to challenge and overcome Eurocentrism in historical writing.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110717341 9783110717532 9783110717495
10.1515/9783110717495 doi
Asiatische Geschichte.
Euroamerikanische Geschichtsschreibung.
Eurozentrismus.
Historiographie.
Asian history. Euro-American historiography. Eurocentrism. historical writing.
907.205
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Tradition and Transformation -- On How Herodotus’ Historia Became History -- Herodotus on Persia and Its Historical Value: A Comparison of Book III of the Historiae and the Parallel Version in the Behistun Inscription -- Plutarch and His Presentation of Alexander the Great -- From “Walking” to “Sitting”: Changes in the Practices of European Historiography From Ancient to Medieval Times -- The Decline of a Tradition: The Changing Fate of George Sale’s Universal History and the Transformation of Modern European Historiography -- The Birth of Modern Historiography and B. G. Niebuhr -- Equal Emphasis on “Research” and “Representation”: A New Analysis of Leopold von Ranke’s Debut Work -- Theodor Mommsen and His Legacy in the Study of the Early Roman Empire: A Critical Review -- The French Revolution and Archives: The Formation and Transformation of Modern Archives -- “Scientific History” and Nationalistic Historiography -- Part II: Critiques and Challenges -- Interest in the Recent Past and Contemporary History in Western Historiographical Tradition -- The Return of the History of Ideas: Observations on the Evolution of Research Paradigms in the History of Ideas -- Les Lieux de Mémoire and Pierre Nora’s Writing of French National History -- The History and Politics of Les Lieux de Mémoire -- The Return of Narrative and Subjectivity: Historiography After the Linguistic Turn -- Hayden White and the Historians: A Historical Narrative in Time -- Postcolonialism and Postcolonial Historiography -- The Global Turn in the Studies of the French Revolution: Towards “Decolonizing” Revolutionary History -- Part III: Comparative Perspectives -- Dilemma and Reflection: Disenchantment with “Eurocentrism” and the Writing of World History -- Imagining West and Self in the Global Easts: On Poland and Korea -- Rethinking History at its Sunset -- National vs Global History in View: History and Historiography in Japan as a Case Study -- Japanese Perspectives on “Global History” -- The End of “Grand Narratives”: “Memory” in History and “Use” in Science -- The Development of Western Historiography as an Academic Field in China -- In Search of a Way to Form the Autonomous People: The Actuality, Social Influence, and Internationality of Historical Studies in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century in Japan -- Contributors -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
This volume provides a unique and critical perspective on how Chinese, Japanese and Korean scholars engage and critique the West in their historical thinking. It showcases the dialogue between Asian experts and their Euro-American counterparts and offers valuable insights on how to challenge and overcome Eurocentrism in historical writing.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110717341 9783110717532 9783110717495
10.1515/9783110717495 doi
Asiatische Geschichte.
Euroamerikanische Geschichtsschreibung.
Eurozentrismus.
Historiographie.
Asian history. Euro-American historiography. Eurocentrism. historical writing.
907.205