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Nation and the Writing of History in China and Britain, 1880–1930
By Asier Hernández Aguirresarobe
Copyright 2023
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
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Nation and the Writing of History in China and Britain explores, through a comparative approach, the reception of the nationalist worldview and its effects on the practice of history in China and Britain.
This book proposes that nationalism, rather than a political doctrine, is a way of making sense of the world which results from the combination of a set of definite assumptions. The work... Read more
1. The Mirror of the Nation: the importance of national histories 2. History in China and Britain during the 19th century 3. The Age of Disorder: The breakup of Whig history and Classical historiography 4. The Echo of the Popular Mind: the nation as a collective 5. Nations United: the evolving politics of national belonging 6. The quest for national continuity
Biography
Asier H. Aguirresarobe is a historian affiliated to the University of the Basque Country. His research interests include nationalism, historiography, and the creation of identity. He has explored these in works like "Is National Identity in Crisis?" (2022), "Concealing Empire" (2021), or "National Frameworks" (2020).
