Marxist historiographies : a global perspective /
edited by Q. Edward Wang and Georg G. Iggers.
- New York : Routledge, 2016.
- ix, 263 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of contributors -- Introduction -- Marxism and capitalism -- The marxist tradition of historiography in the West / Georg G. Iggers -- The influence of Marx on historiography of the United States and North America / William D. Carrigan -- Marxism and marxist history -- From the center to the margin : the fate of marxism in contemporary russian historiography / Mikhail Krom -- Marxism in post-communist east and Central European historical writing / Attila Pâok -- Rewriting modern Chinese history in the reform era : changing narratives and perspectives in Chinese historiography / Huaiyin Li -- Latin American marxist history : rise, fall and resurrection / Juan Maiguaschca -- Marxism and national history -- Turkish marxist historiography : a story of denationalization / Meltem Toksèoz -- Marxism and Brazilian historiography / Jurandir Malerba -- The importance and legacy of marxist history in Japan / Curtis Anderson Gayle -- Marxism and postcolonial studies -- Thinking through transition : marxist historiography in India / Rochona Majumdar -- Marxism and Middle Eastern history / Ervand Abrahamian -- Marxist influence in African history-writing / Georg G. Iggers -- Conclusion -- Index.
Marxist Historiographies is the first book to examine the ebb and flow of marxist historiographies from a global and cross-cultural perspective. Since the eighteenth century, few schools of historical thought have exerted a more lasting impact than Marxism, and this impact extends far beyond the Western world within which it is most commonly analysed. Edited by two highly respected authors in the field, this book deals with the effect of Marxism on historical writings not only in parts of Europe, where it originated, but also in countries and regions in Africa, Asia, North and South America and the Middle East. Rather than presenting the chapters geographically, it is structured with respect to how Marxist influence was shown in the works of historians in a particular area. This title takes a dual approach to the subject; some chapters are national in scope, addressing the Marxist impact on historical practices within a country, whereas others deal with the varied expressions of Marxist historiography throughout a wider region. Taking a truly global perspective on this topic, Marxist Historiographies demonstrates clearly the breadth and depth of marxism’s influence in historical writing throughout the world and is essential reading for all students of historiography.