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Exceptionalism? European history in a global context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2006

MICHAEL MITTERAUER
MICHAEL MITTERAUER
Affiliation:
Institut für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Universität Wien, Dr. Karl Lueger-Ring 1, A-1010 Wien, Austria. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

(Translation: Stefan Menhofer, 2004, revised by Peter Burke, 2005)

The question: ‘How to write the history of Europe?’ can only be answered in context. The reply depends on what sort of readership one wants to write for, what ideas one entertains about tasks of exploring and conveying historical studies, how one views the relation of European history to other forms of historiography. The following reflections seek to take up and connect with one another two strands of historiographical discussion which are surprisingly disconnected, namely the discussions about concepts of European history and of global history. Suggestions for a European history in a global context, such as are presented here under the heading ‘exceptionalism’, are based not only on theoretical reflections but also on several attempts to put them into practice over the past few years.

Type
History of Europe
Information
European Review , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , May 2006 , pp. 269 - 280
Copyright
Academia Europaea 2006

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