Coming to Terms with Failed Revolutions: Historiography in Syria, Germany and France.

From: Middle Eastern Studies | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: SCHAEBLER, BIRGIT | Copyright information

A comparison of the writing of history in Syria and Lebanon regarding revolution indicates national interpretations are subject to the political leanings of the historian. It is often expected that interpretations can be influenced by the outlook of the historian however, situations of radical change, such as revolutions, allow for greater passion and controversy within the record.

... One specific interest of `invented traditions' for, at all events, modern and contemporary histor...

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