The Power of Myth, or on the Meanders of Historical Writing: A History of Historiography on Jews in Poznania in the Period of Partitioned Poland
Krzysztof A. Makowski
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Krzysztof A. Makowski, The Power of Myth, or on the Meanders of Historical Writing: A History of Historiography on Jews in Poznania in the Period of Partitioned Poland (2023), Logos Verlag, Berlin, ISBN: 9783832583200
Descripción / Abstract
This monograph presents a critical analysis of the body of historical writing on the history of the Jewish population in Poznania in the era of the Prussian rule (1772-1918 ), including the identification and verification of the attendant myths and stereotypes. The interest in the Polish edition of this book was considerable. Similarly noticeable was the academic response to the title, despite its ostensibly local subject matter. While this study was also noticed abroad, the language barrier has severely impeded its impact. This prompted the author to work towards the English edition of this book, hoping it would find its way into global academic circulation.
Some changes and additions were made in the English version. It includes an updated survey of scholarship on this subject of the past twenty years, a response to reviews engaging with the Polish edition, and some general reflections on the evolution of historiography in the recent years.
Some changes and additions were made in the English version. It includes an updated survey of scholarship on this subject of the past twenty years, a response to reviews engaging with the Polish edition, and some general reflections on the evolution of historiography in the recent years.
Índice
- BEGINN
- Introduction
- Chapter I: Long Beginnings: Before the End of 1918
- Chapter II: The Heyday: From 1919 to 1938/39
- Chapter III: The War Years: 1939–1945
- Chapter IV: The Collapse: From 1945 to 1983
- Chapter V: The Renaissance: The Years 1984–1999
- Excursus I. On Biographical Writing Once More
- Chapter VI: Main Tendencies in the Historiography on Poznanian Jews in the Period of Partitions
- 1. The Quantitative Aspect: The Scale of Interest in the 19th-Century History of Poznanian Jews
- 2. Authors’ Pool
- 3. Historiography of Poznanian Jews under Prussian Rule: The Qualitative Aspect
- 4. Authors’ Outlooks: The Ideological Aspect
- 5. In the Realm of Myths and Stereotypes
- Chapter VII: Years Later: What Has Changed?
- Excursus II. Concerning the History of Poznanian Jews in the Period of Partitioned Poland: A Quite Different Perspective
- Afterword
- List of Illustrations
- Bibliography
- Index of Personal Names
- Concordance of Polish and German Placenames