Western Historiography in Asia : : Circulation, Critique and Comparison / / ed. by Q. Edward Wang, Longguo Li, Okamoto Michihiro.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1
• MitwirkendeR: Atsushi, Okazaki,; Bo, Xu,; Guangzhi, Zhang,; Heying, Lü,; Ho-Keun, Choi,; Hongtu, Li,; Houliang, Lü,; Jie-hyun, Lim,; Keyao, Ma,; Kumie, Inose,; Longguo, Li,; Masashi, Haneda,; Mayuho, Hasegawa,; Michihiro, Okamoto,; Naoki, Odanaka,; Noriko, Sawada,; Ryuichi, Narita,; Sang-Woo, Lim,; Tadao, Uemura,; Takahiko, Hasegawa,; Wang, Q. Edward,; Xiaoqun, Wu,; Xupeng, Zhang,; Yanhong, Huang,; Yibo, Zhang,; Yun Kyoung, Kwon,; Zhongxiao, Wang,
• HerausgeberIn: Li, Longguo,; Michihiro, Okamoto,; Wang, Q. Edward,
• Place / Publishing House: München ;, Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (IX, 645 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgement --; Contents --; Introduction --; Part I: Tradition and Transformation --; On How Herodotus’ Historia Became History --; Herodotus on Persia and Its Historical Value: A Comparison of Book III of the Historiae and the Parallel Version in the Behistun Inscription --; Plutarch and His Presentation of Alexander the Great --; From “Walking” to “Sitting”: Changes in the Practices of European Historiography From Ancient to Medieval Times --; The Decline of a Tradition: The Changing Fate of George Sale’s Universal History and the Transformation of Modern European Historiography --; The Birth of Modern Historiography and B. G. Niebuhr --; Equal Emphasis on “Research” and “Representation”: A New Analysis of Leopold von Ranke’s Debut Work --; Theodor Mommsen and His Legacy in the Study of the Early Roman Empire: A Critical Review --; The French Revolution and Archives: The Formation and Transformation of Modern Archives --; “Scientific History” and Nationalistic Historiography --; Part II: Critiques and Challenges --; Interest in the Recent Past and Contemporary History in Western Historiographical Tradition --; The Return of the History of Ideas: Observations on the Evolution of Research Paradigms in the History of Ideas --; Les Lieux de Mémoire and Pierre Nora’s Writing of French National History --; The History and Politics of Les Lieux de Mémoire --; The Return of Narrative and Subjectivity: Historiography After the Linguistic Turn --; Hayden White and the Historians: A Historical Narrative in Time --; Postcolonialism and Postcolonial Historiography --; The Global Turn in the Studies of the French Revolution: Towards “Decolonizing” Revolutionary History --; Part III: Comparative Perspectives --; Dilemma and Reflection: Disenchantment with “Eurocentrism” and the Writing of World History --; Imagining West and Self in the Global Easts: On Poland and Korea --; Rethinking History at its Sunset --; National vs Global History in View: History and Historiography in Japan as a Case Study --; Japanese Perspectives on “Global History” --; The End of “Grand Narratives”: “Memory” in History and “Use” in Science --; The Development of Western Historiography as an Academic Field in China --; In Search of a Way to Form the Autonomous People: The Actuality, Social Influence, and Internationality of Historical Studies in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century in Japan --; Contributors --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110717495; 9783110766820; 9783110993899; 9783110994810; 9783110992960; 9783110992939
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110717495
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Q. Edward Wang, Longguo Li, Okamoto Michihiro.

This volume provides a unique and critical perspective on how Chinese, Japanese and Korean scholars engage and critique the West in their historical thinking. It showcases the dialogue between Asian experts and their Euro-American counterparts and offers valuable insights on how to challenge and overcome Eurocentrism in historical writing.