The Ethos of History

The Ethos of HistoryAt a time when rapidly evolving technologies, political turmoil, and the tensions inherent in multiculturalism and globalization are reshaping historical consciousness, what is the proper role for historians and their work? By way of an answer, the contributors to this volume offer up an illuminating collective meditation on the idea of ethos and its relevance for historical practice. These intellectually adventurous essays demonstrate how ethosa term

Drawing on exceptionally rich historical documentation starting in the early sixteenth century

particularly concerning past economy and ecology

Although "romantic science" may sound like a paradox

Electra is a unique

benefits in the public eye from the positive aura of volunteerism

These features are fleshed out through the writings of medieval political thinkers such as Ibn al-Muqaffa`

Nicholas Davey reappropriates the radical content of Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics to reveal that it offers a powerful critique of Nietzsche's philosophy of language

drawing on extensive research

cognition or emotion

but don't let it sit there for too long without making good use of it

Following her mother’s sudden death

Winner of the 2013 Best Publication Award for Original Scholarship presented by the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States