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Western Historiography in Asia : Circulation, Critique and Comparison / ed. by Q. Edward Wang, Longguo Li, Okamoto Michihiro.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: München ; Wien : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 online resource (IX, 645 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110717341
  • 9783110717532
  • 9783110717495
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 907.205
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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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

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)