Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Anter, Andreas / Bruhns, Hinnerk (Hrsg.), Otto Hintzes Staatssoziologie: Historische Prozesse, theoretische Perspektiven. (Staatsverstaendnisse 177) 203 S. 2024:6 (Nomos, GW) <731-1363>
ISBN 978-3-7560-0427-0 paper ¥12,711.- (税込) EUR 54.00 *

Otto Hintze (1861?1940), der bedeutendste deutsche Historiker der ersten Haelfte des 20. Jahrhunderts, widmete sich intensiv dem modernen Staat, seiner Geschichte und Anatomie, Verfassung, Verwaltung und geopolitischen Lage. Auf dieser Grundlage und mit Rueckgriff auf Max Webers soziologische Methode und Erkenntnisse setzte er sich mit den Staatstheorien auseinander, wie sie in der Staatsrechtslehre, Soziologie und Geschichtswissenschaft im fruehen 20. Jahrhundert entwickelt wurden. Bis heute beeindruckt die kuehle Praezision seines historisch-soziologischen Blicks. Seine Soziologie des Staates ist Grundlagenforschung, daneben aber auch leidenschaftliche Analyse des Schicksals des deutschen Staates seiner Gegenwart. Seine globalgeschichtliche Perspektive und seine nuechterne Analyse der machtpolitischen Grundlagen des europaeischen Staatensystems machen ihn zu einem eminent aktuellen Autor. Mit Beitraegen von Andreas Anter Stefan Breuer Hinnerk Bruhns Christoph Enders Hajime Konno Wolfgang Neugebauer Maurizio Ricciardi

Assis, Arthur Alfaix, Plural Pasts: Historiography between Events and Structures. (Elements in Historical Theory and Practice) 75 pp. 2023:12 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <731-1364>
ISBN 978-1-009-46252-5 hard ¥14,296.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99 *
ISBN 978-1-009-00516-6 paper ¥4,862.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00 *

What is history about? This Element shows that answers centred on the keyword 'past events' are incomplete, even if they are not simply wrong. Interweaving theoretical and historical perspectives, it provides an abstract overview of the thematic plurality that characterizes contemporary academic historiography. The reflection on different sorts of pasts that can be at focus in historical research and writing encompasses events as well as non-events, especially recursive social structures and cultural webs. Some consequences of such plurality for discussions concerning historical methodology, explanation, exemplification, and representation are also outlined. The basic message, reinforced throughout, is that the great relevance of non-event-centred approaches should prompt us to talk more about "histories" in the plural and less about "history" in the singular.

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Carneiro, Deivy F. / Dias, Daniel R. B., Deciphering Carlo Ginzburg: Form and Time. (Microhistories) 176 pp. 2024:11 (Routledge, UK) <731-1365>
ISBN 978-1-03-250774-3 hard ¥38,610.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

This book offers an original reading of Carlo Ginzburg's work, tracing his trajectory in the context of Italian micro-history, his debates on the objectivity of historical knowledge, and the connection of his work to the expanded perspectives constructed in recent decades by global history.Ginzburg's theories have achieved notoriety not only in the field of history but also among the wider public. This volume uses Ginzburg's own aesthetic and intellectual practices in its analysis, and it deciphers the elements that drove and influenced the making of his work. By highlighting the procedures that Ginzburg has constructed to respond to problems of cultural history, the book also pays close attention to Erich Auerbach and Aby Warburg, whose influences played a crucial role in reformulating Ginzburg's conception of micro-history. From there, the volume demonstrates the radicality of Ginzburg's micro-history through the discussion of some of his most recent contributions to international historiographical debates.Thought-provoking and thoroughly researched, Deciphering Carlo Ginzburg is an innovative study in Ginzburg's methods and theories.

Konishi, Shino / Allbrook, Malcolm / Griffiths, Tom (eds.), Reframing Indigenous Biography. (Routledge Approaches to History) 288 pp. 2024:11 (Routledge, UK) <731-1366>
ISBN 978-1-032-39893-8 hard ¥37,180.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00 *

This book explores the history, practice, and possibilities of writing about the lives of First Nations' peoples in Australia as well as Aotearoa New Zealand, North America, and the Pacific.This interdisciplinary collection recognises the limitations of Western biographical conventions for writing Indigenous long- and short-form biographies. Through a series of diverse life stories of both historical and contemporary First Nations figures, this book investigates innovative ways to ameliorate the challenges we face in recovering the stories of Indigenous people and reimagining their lives in productive new ways. Many of the chapters in this collection are deeply reflective, aiming not just to relate the life story of an individual but also to reflect on the archival, intellectual, and emotional journeys that biographers undertake in researching Indigenous biography.This volume will be of value to scholars and students interested in Indigenous Studies, biography, history, literature, creative writing, archaeology, and colonial and postcolonial studies.