THE LOST ATLANTIS OF OBJECTIVITY: THE REVISIONIST STRUGGLES BETWEEN THE ACADEMIC AND PUBLIC SPHERES

Author: ANTONIOU, GIORGOS

Source: History and Theory, Volume 46, Number 4, December 2007 , pp. 92-112(21)

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Abstract:

This article examines the theoretical and methodological implications of the revisionist debates. It focuses on the political, academic, and moral dimensions of the process of rewriting history and its interrelation with the public sphere. The article examines the recent debate in Greece and compares it with case studies of Germany, Spain, Israel, the Soviet Union, and Ireland. It comments on the common elements of these cases and proposes a basic typology of the revisionist debates in terms of similarities and differences. It categorizes the revisionist endeavors into three types: the successful, the failed, and the bewildered.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2303.2007.00430.x

Affiliations: 1: Yale University

Publication date: 2007-12-01