This book bears witness to the tightening of bonds that has been taking place among the Brazilian and the German historiographical scenes in the last years. It comprises contributions by scholars of four different countries, which deal with a wide array of issues in the fields of Theory of History and Comparative History of Historiography.
This book bears witness to the tightening of bonds that has been taking place among the Brazilian and the German historiographical communities in the last years. It presents a wide array of historiographical issues by various scholars: the role played by history writing in modern processes of nation-building, Alexander von Humboldt’s indirect Brazilian experience, the humanistic and methodical legacies of 19th century German historical thinking, current perspectives in the history of concepts, and the potentials and limits of history as a means for political education.
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Brazilian Comparative Contributions Fernandes German Historicism Historiography History Perspectives Public History Theory Theory of History