On Historical Distance
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780300140378
Subjects: Historiography; History, philosophy
Description: Conceptions of distance are foundational to historical thought but Mark Salber Phillips gives the idea new subtlety and meaning. He argues that distance is a matter not just of time and space but also of form, affect, ideology, and understanding.