The Latest Catastrophe: History, the Present, the Contemporary

by Henry Rousso

Book Overview

The writing of recent history tends to be deeply marked by conflict, by personal and collective struggles rooted in horrific traumas and bitter controversies. Frequently, today's historians can find themselves researching the same events that they themselves lived through. This book reflects on the concept and practices of what is called "contemporary history," a history of the present time, and identifies special tensions in the field between knowledge...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022616523X
• ISBN13: 9780226165233
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"