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13 juin 2019
- doi: 10.4000/books.pur.92919
- isbn: 9782753540200
- eisbn: 9782753560314
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Peter Clarke, « Concluding remarks on periodisation », Presses universitaires de Rennes, ID : 10.4000/books.pur.92919
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Periodisation is a problem that can be defined in very general terms. But I propose to address it indirectly, by beginning with three particular instances, all of them highly subjective since they reflect my own experience and interests. In each case, however, questions are raised about the rationale and the legitimacy of dividing history into “periods” that have any general status beyond serving the function of articulating prior lines of interpretation. My first example arises from my own r...