This introduction to contemporary historical theory and practice shows how issues of identity have shaped how we write history. Stefan Berger charts how a new s

Visions of the past are crucual to the way that any community imagines itself and constructs its identity. This edited volume contains the first significant stu

This is a short history of the political life of this island over a very long period, showing how history can speak clearly to current political debates.

Social psychologists argue that people’s past weighs on their present. Consistent with this view, Historical Tales and National Identity outlines a theory and

The book provides a synthesis of the development of the genre of national history writing in Europe, in particular it seeks to illuminate the relationship betwe