Some popular histories tell a small story but fail to use it to - TopicsExpress



          

Some popular histories tell a small story but fail to use it to interpret larger historical dynamics. The worst popular histories rip people out of the past and insert them into the social and political present. While the authors lovingly re-create descriptions of period clothes, hairstyles, houses, and the minutiae of daily life, they seem to assume that historically specific ideas about things like sovereignty, progress, and childhood remain consistent over time.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:42:42 +0000

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