Compensating for Images of History Produced by ‘Rival’ Historiography. Th e Case of Czech and Sudeten German Historiographies in 1938–1945. Cover Image

Kompenzace obrazů dějin vyprodukovaných „rivalizující“ historiografií. případ českého a sudetoněmeckého dějepisectví v letech 1938–1945
Compensating for Images of History Produced by ‘Rival’ Historiography. Th e Case of Czech and Sudeten German Historiographies in 1938–1945.

Author(s): Tomáš Pánek
Subject(s): Comparative history, Political history, Social history, Methodology and research technology, Nationalism Studies, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Fakulta humanitních studií
Keywords: history of historiography; nationalism; comparative method;

Summary/Abstract: This contribution is based on a comparative analysis of images of important turning points (symbolic centres) of Czech and Sudeten German history created in 1938–1945 by Czech and Sudeten German historiographies. Its aim is to describe the main strategies these historiographers used to refute or at least compensate the image or interpretation of a historical phenomenon as described by the ‘rival’ historiography. Based on a generalisation, this contribution off ers a classifi cation of typical strategies which were used to this purpose. It turns out that on this general level, and although the nationally conditioned content was diff erent, strategies used by the Czech and Sudeten German historiographies were identical. Th e analysis and generalisation are introduced by a theoretical introduction which off ers arguments for the still sadly neglected use of comparative and relational-historical approach to the history of Czech historiography.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 253-287
  • Page Count: 35
  • Language: Czech