Western historical thinking : an intercultural debate /: an intercultural debate. (©2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Westliches Geschichtsdenken.
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Jörn Rüsen.
• Editors: Rüsen, Jörn
• Other Names: Universität Bielefeld., Forschungsgruppe Historische Sinnbildung.
• Contents: Introduction : historical thinking as intercultural discourse / Jörn Rüsen -- Western historical thinking in a global perspective -- 10 theses / Peter Burke -- Perspectives in historical anthropology / Klaus E. Müller -- Searching for common principles : a plea and some remarks on the Islamic tradition / Tarif Khalidi -- The coherence of the West / Aziz Al-Azmeh -- Toward an archaeology of historical thinking / François Hartog -- Trauma and suffering : a forgotten source of western historical consciousness / Frank R. Ankersmit -- Western deep culture and western historical thinking / Johan Galtung -- What is uniquely western about the historiography of the west in contrast to that of China? / Georg G. Iggers -- The westernization of world history / Hayden White -- Western historical thinking from an Arabian perspective / Sadik J. Al-Azm -- Cognitive historiography and normative historiography / Masayuki Sato -- Western uniqueness? Some counterarguments from an African perspective / Godfrey Muriuki -- Programs for historians : a western perspective / Mamadou Diawara -- Reflections on Chinese historical thinking / Ying-shih Yü -- Must history follow rational patterns of interpretation? Critical questions from a Chinese perspective / Thomas H.C. Lee -- Some reflections on early Indian historical thinking / Romila Thapar.
• Publisher Details: New York : Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2002
• Copyright Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 206 pages)
• Subjects: 901; History -- Philosophy; Civilization, Western; History -- Methodology; Historiography; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Civilization -- Historiography; Civilization, Western; Historiography; History -- Methodology; History -- Philosophy; Geschiedfilosofie; Interculturele communicatie; Geschiedschrijving; Africa -- Civilization -- Historiography; Asia -- Civilization -- Historiography; Africa; Asia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782389835; 1782389830
• Related ISBNs: 1571817816; 9781571817815; 157181454X; 9781571814548
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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