Transcultural History Theories, Methods, Sources
For the 21st century, the often-quoted citation ‘past is prologue’ reads the other way around: The global present lacks a historical narrative for the global past. Focussing on a transcultural history, this book questions the territoriality of historical
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Madeleine Herren Christiane Sibille
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Martin Ru¨esch
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Transcultural History Theories, Methods, Sources
Madeleine Herren University of Heidelberg Historisches Seminar Grabengasse 3-5 69117 Heidelberg Germany [email protected]
Martin Ru¨esch Karl Jaspers Centre Voßstrasse 2 69115 Heidelberg Germany [email protected]
Christiane Sibille Karl Jaspers Centre Voßstrasse 2 69115 Heidelberg Germany [email protected]
ISSN 2191-656X ISSN 2191-6578 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-19195-4 ISBN 978-3-642-19196-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-19196-1 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012940927 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Cover illustration: Rupert Bunny (1864–1947), Mme Sadayakko as ‘Le Shogun’ (Sce`ne de la Folie) (Previously known as The geisha girl) c. 1907, oil on canvas, 160.0 118.2 cm. The Stuartholme-Behan Collection of Australian Art, The University of Queensland. Reproduced courtesy of the artist’s estate. Photo: Carl Warner Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
With the end of the Cold War, the twenty-first century started unexpectedly early, accompanied by the sounds of new nationa
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