Writing National Histories: Western Europe Since 1800

by Stefan Berger

Book Overview

This book examines comparatively how the writing of history by individuals and groups, historians, politicians and journalists has been used to "legitimate" the nation-state agianst socialist, communist and catholic internationalism in the modern era. Covering the whole of Western Europe, the book includes discussion of:
* history as legitimation in post-revolutionary France
* unity and confederation in the Italian Risorgimento
* German...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415164273
• ISBN13: 9780415164276
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"