Across cultural borders : historiography in global perspective Machine generated contents note: Part I Historiography and Cultural Identity 1 The Authenticity of a Copy: Problems of Nineteenth Century Spanish American Historiography Jochen Meissner 2 In Search of Lost Identity: South Africa between Great Trek and Colonial Nationalism 1830 1910 Benedikt Stuchtey 3 Indias Connection to History: The Discipline and the Relation between Center and Periphery Michael Gottlob 4 Historiography on a Continent without History : Anglophone West Africa 1880s 1940s Andreas Eckert 5 Alternative National Histories in Japan: Yamaji Aizan and Academic Historiography Stefan Tanaka Part II Across Cultural Borders 6 German Historicism and Scientific History in China 1900 1940 Q. Edward Wang v 7 Transfer and Interaction: France and Francophone African Historiography Matthias Middell 8 The Historical Discipline in the United States: Following the German Model Gabriele Lingelbach 9 The Politics of the Republic of Learning: International Scientific Congresses in Europe the Pacific Rim and Latin America Eckhardt Fuchs Part III Beyond Eurocentrism: The Politics of History in a Global Age 10 History without a Center Reflections on Eurocentrism Arif Dirlik 11 Africa and the Construction of a Grand Narrative in World History Maghan Keita 12 Modernity and Asia in the Study of Chinese History Wang Hui 13 Comparing Cultures in Intercultural Communication Jorn Riisen Index About the Contributors