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History from Below

By Brigitta Bernet

History from Below

By Brigitta Bernet

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What we know as history from below has long been considered a more democratic form of history-writing and research than forms of history that have counted, sometimes by default, as elite, and therefore by implication elitist. But history from below also has a tendency towards populism: an emphasis on authenticity, on voices uncontaminated by elite narratives, and a focus on the indigenous. Apart from its having a long-standing problem of finding sources to 'give voice' to the underrepresented, the question as to who can write about (and therefore represent) the people below, and a possible focus, in consequence, on themes of blood, soil, and the Volk. This volume explores, over nine essays and an introductory thematic essay, these tensions and dichotomies. The purpose is to bring to the foreground a long-standing danger of celebrating voices from below, perhaps uncritically at times, and therefore also of a romanticisation of those voices.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
300
Release Date:
2025-07-21
Publication Date:
2025-07-21
Publisher:
de Gruyter Oldenbourg
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3111504646
ISBN13:
9783111504643
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
562 g
Height:
160 cm
Width:
232 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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