Writing national histories
Subtitle: Western Europe since 1800
By: [edited by] Stefan Berger, Mark Donovan, and Kevin Passmore.
Contributors: Berger, Stefan.; Donovan, Mark, 1955-; Passmore, Kevin.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1999
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Europe, Western -- Historiography.; Europe -- History -- 1789-1900 -- Historiography.; Europe -- History -- 20th century -- Historiography.
Description: Covering the whole of Western Europe, the contributors to this study consider the ways in which individuals and groups have written history to legitimise the nation-state, whether fascist, socialist, communist or plain religious in the modern era.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.