European History in an Interconnected World: An Introduction to Transnational History (Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History)
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Rating | : | 4.16 (890 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1403984190 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-09-03 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Michael Geyer is the Samuel N. Matthias Middell is Professor at Universitat Leipzig. Michel Espagne isDirector of the Research Unit at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique at the École Normale Supérieure. Harper Professor of European History at The University of Chicago
Thisbook makes acase for transnationalism as a new academic paradigm through historiographic reflection, analysis, and synthesis, in the hopes of establishing a framework for future studies in transnational history.
Introduction: Where in the World Is Europe? * The Transnational Imagination: Methods, Frames, and Concepts * Europe on the Move: How, Where, and Why People, Things, and Ideas Travel * The Space of Europe: About the Instability of Territories, the Universality of Homelands, and the Persistence of Thresholds * Concepts and Theories: For a European History with Cosmopolitan Intent * Then and Now: The Trouble with Transnational Knowledge is the Source for European Inspiration