The Ethos of History

Reviews / Votes

"With eleven engaging and well-written chapters, The Ethos of History offers a substantial contribution to contemporary debates about the role of history in our present cultural condition. A diverse group of writers, from junior researchers to established scholars such as Joan W. Scott, Aleida Assman and Hans Ruin, bring a wealth of thoughtful perspectives from philosophy, gender studies, literary and cultural theory." * Philosophy of History



"This volume offers much and important food for thought by describing the variety of the historical-theoretical debate and pointing out numerous open questions. It suggests focusing especially on concepts of time as well as ontological and epistemological uncertainty in historical thinking and perhaps to learn to appreciate these." * Geschichte fuer Heute



"This well-written volume offers plenty of material for cultural and literary studies as it explores how to live with the past, and how the past lives in us." * Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen, University of Oulu, Finland



"This book is very useful for understanding the relationship between ethos and temporality. In showing how ethical questions blur the boundary between past, present, and future, it represents an important contribution to the literature." * Harry Jansen, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands