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German and Austrian-German Historical Thought in the Modern Era

Mark E. Blum

Every nation develops a narrative structure for thinking about history that is generated by its own historical experience. In this study, the German and Austrian-German “historias”—the way narratives of factual significance are structured as the “story” of events—are shown in their sameness from the late 1600s to the present. This “historia” shapes the emphasis of how meaning is articulated among the historians of a society. The author argues that German and Austrian-German societies would benefit from understanding the constrictions and oversights generated by the narrative style of their traditional historias.
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Lexington Books
Pages: 370 • Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-1-4985-9522-3 • Hardback • December 2019 • $142.00 • (£109.00)
978-1-4985-9523-0 • eBook • December 2019 • $134.50 • (£104.00)
Subjects: History / Europe / Germany, Philosophy / General
Mark E. Blum is professor of history at the University of Louisville.
Introduction: The Problematic Concept of National Historical Thought

Chapter 1: German Historical Thought in the Early Enlightenment

Chapter 2: Austrian-German Historical Thought in the Early Enlightenment

Chapter 3: German Historical Thought from the Mid- Enlightenment through the Late Enlightenment

Chapter 4: Austrian-German Historical Thought from the Mid-Enlightenment through the Napoleonic Years

Chapter 5: German Historical Thought from 1815-1870

Chapter 6: Austrian-German Historical Thought from 1815-1870

Chapter 7: German Historical Thought from the 1870s into World War I

Chapter 8: Austrian-German Historical Thought from the 1870s into World War I

Chapter 9: The German Historical Narrative in the Early Twentieth Century:“Bad Faith” and Its Overcoming

Chapter 10: Austrian-German Historical Thought Between World War I and World War II

Chapter 11: German Historical Thought from 1946 through the Present

Chapter 12: Austrian-German Historical Thought from 1946 through the Present
This study is a significant demonstration of the importance of historia and the narrative construction of historical identity in the distinct German and Austrian-German cultures. The scope of the research, the depth of analysis, and the rigor of the argument all reflect Mark Blum's experience as an intellectual historian. It is hard to think of another scholar with the sympathy and imagination to do this work. Blum writes as if he knew these historians, writers, and philosophers personally.
— Steven T. Ostovich, The College of St. Scholastica


German and Austrian-German Historical Thought in the Modern Era

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Hardback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • Every nation develops a narrative structure for thinking about history that is generated by its own historical experience. In this study, the German and Austrian-German “historias”—the way narratives of factual significance are structured as the “story” of events—are shown in their sameness from the late 1600s to the present. This “historia” shapes the emphasis of how meaning is articulated among the historians of a society. The author argues that German and Austrian-German societies would benefit from understanding the constrictions and oversights generated by the narrative style of their traditional historias.
Details
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  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 370 • Trim: 6¼ x 9
    978-1-4985-9522-3 • Hardback • December 2019 • $142.00 • (£109.00)
    978-1-4985-9523-0 • eBook • December 2019 • $134.50 • (£104.00)
    Subjects: History / Europe / Germany, Philosophy / General
Author
Author
  • Mark E. Blum is professor of history at the University of Louisville.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Introduction: The Problematic Concept of National Historical Thought

    Chapter 1: German Historical Thought in the Early Enlightenment

    Chapter 2: Austrian-German Historical Thought in the Early Enlightenment

    Chapter 3: German Historical Thought from the Mid- Enlightenment through the Late Enlightenment

    Chapter 4: Austrian-German Historical Thought from the Mid-Enlightenment through the Napoleonic Years

    Chapter 5: German Historical Thought from 1815-1870

    Chapter 6: Austrian-German Historical Thought from 1815-1870

    Chapter 7: German Historical Thought from the 1870s into World War I

    Chapter 8: Austrian-German Historical Thought from the 1870s into World War I

    Chapter 9: The German Historical Narrative in the Early Twentieth Century:“Bad Faith” and Its Overcoming

    Chapter 10: Austrian-German Historical Thought Between World War I and World War II

    Chapter 11: German Historical Thought from 1946 through the Present

    Chapter 12: Austrian-German Historical Thought from 1946 through the Present
Reviews
Reviews
  • This study is a significant demonstration of the importance of historia and the narrative construction of historical identity in the distinct German and Austrian-German cultures. The scope of the research, the depth of analysis, and the rigor of the argument all reflect Mark Blum's experience as an intellectual historian. It is hard to think of another scholar with the sympathy and imagination to do this work. Blum writes as if he knew these historians, writers, and philosophers personally.
    — Steven T. Ostovich, The College of St. Scholastica


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