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Apologia and Criticism
This book is the first modern overview of the history of historiography in Spain. It covers sources from Juan de Mariana's History of Spain, written at the end of the sixteenth century, up to current historical writings and their context. The main objective of the book is to shed light on the continuities and breaks in the ways that Spanish historians represented ideas of Spain. The concept of historiography used is wide enough to span not only academic works and institutions but also public uses of history, including the history taught in schools. The methodology employed by the author combines the tradition of studies of national identity with those of historiography. One of the key themes in the book is the role of the historical profession in Spain and its influence on national discourse from the nineteenth century onwards.
Scientists Debate Gaia
Leading scientists bring the controversy over Gaia up to date by exploring a broad range of recent thinking on Gaia theory.
A Reader in Themed and Immersive Spaces
"Themed spaces have, at their foundation, an overarching narrative, symbolic complex, or story that drives the overall context of their spaces. Theming, in some very unique ways, has expanded beyond previous stereotypes and oversimplifications of culture and place to now consider new and often controversial topics, themes, and storylines."--Publisher's website.
Political Uses of the Past
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.
Europa, Espanya, País Valencià
Una perspectiva crítica sobre diversos aspectes que giren al voltant de la interrelació entre els processos de democratització i els marcs de la politització i la construcció d'identitats col·lectives, especialment les identitats nacionals. Els textos d'aquest volum es plantegen a partir d'un triple marc espacial i analític -l'europeu, l'espanyol i el valencià-, amb la voluntat de presentar-los no com una mera juxtaposició sinó a partir d'una interrelació entre ells. L'aspecte identitati, doncs, cobra així una importància capital per a analitzar, en una perspectiva cronològica que abraça els segles XIX i XX, la gènesi del present polític i cultural a Europa, a Espanya i al País Valencià. L'obra aplega les col·laboracions d'un nombrós grup d'investigadors de diferents universitats espanyoles, amb aportacions que procedeixen dels camps de la història contemporània, la sociologia i la ciència política. El volum és un homenatge a Alfons Cucó, i planteja alguns dels camps i àmbits que van ocupar la seua obra d'historiador, des de la contrucció europea fins a la història contemporània valenciana.
Testimony and Trauma
This book offers a collection of reflective essays on current testimonial production by researchers and practitioners working in multifaceted fields such as art and film performance, public memorialization, scriptotherapy, and fictional and non-fictional testimony. The inter-disciplinary approach to the question of testimony offers a current account of testimony’s diversity in the twenty-first century as well as its relevance within the fields of art, storytelling, trauma, and activism. The range of topics engage with questions of genre and modes of representation, ethical and political concerns of testimony, and the flaws and limitations of testimonial production giving testament to some of the ethical concerns of our present age. Contributors are Alison Atkinson-Phillips, Olga Bezhanova, Melissa Burchard, Mateusz Chaberski, Candace Couse, Tracy Crowe Morey, Marwa Sayed Hanafy, Rachel Joy, Emma Kelly, Timothy Long, Elizabeth Matheson, Antonio Prado del Santo, Christine Ramsay, Cristina Santos and Adriana Spahr.
Through the Prism of Slavery
In this thoughtful book, Dale W. Tomich explores the contested relationship between slavery and capitalism. Tracing slavery's integral role in the formation of a capitalist world economy, he reinterprets the development of the world economy through the "prism of slavery." Through a sustained critique of Marxism, world-systems theory, and new economic history, Tomich develops an original conceptual framework for answering theoretical and historical questions about the nexus between slavery and the world economy. The author explores how particular slave systems were affected by their integration into the world market, the international division of labor, and the interstate system. He further e...
Who Should Rule?
Imperial reform: contentious consequences, 1760-1808 -- Towards a new imperial elite -- Merit and its subversive new roles -- The king's most loyal subjects -- From men of letters to political actors -- Imperial turmoil: conflicts old and new, 1805-1830 -- Liberalism and war, 1805-1814 -- Abascal and the problem of letters in Peru, 1806-1816 -- Pens, politics, and swords: a path to pervasive unrest, 1820-1830
El siglo XX. Historiografía e historia
Nuestro pasado inmediato, ese siglo XX de múltiples rostros, es el centro de atención de los estudios publicados en este volumen. No se puede dudar de la trascendencia y proyección de un siglo que ha sido el de los totalitarismos y de los procesos masivos de exterminio, pero también el de las dinámicas democratizadoras y la emergencia y visibilidad de nuevos protagonistas sociales. Los desafíos a los que los ciudadanos de esta centuria nos hemos enfrentado han sido tantos y tan complejos que la reflexión académica no ha permanecido al margen de su análisis. Historia e historiografía se entrecruzan así en esta contribución, para, de este modo, conocer mejor y en sus diversas dimensiones los problemas y los retos de la contemporaneidad.
The Natural History of Earth
Using a broad selection of classic and current sources, The Natural History of the Earth probes selected discussions within biology, climatology, geology, and geomorphology and explores a selection of debates about Earth and life history, considering their origins and their present state-of-play. After outlining the arguments, placing them in an historical context and indicating their significance, the book goes on to deal with specific debates. In the geosphere section, topics covered include geological processes, the bombardment hypothesis, frigid climates and cataclysmic floods, and in the section concerning the biosphere, the topics covered include evolutionary patterns, mass extinctions, patterns in life’s history and life–environment connections. Written in a clear and accessible style, this volume will interest Earth and life scientists, physical geographers and any informed person fascinated by long-term Earth history. This accessible volume is illustrated throughout with over fifty informative diagrams, photographs, tables and over 700 references.
