Time, space and the future of the past: The horizons of History

Authors

  • David Armitage Department of History, Harvard University.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/etfiv.29.2016.17685

Keywords:

Crisis of the humanities, future of history, transnational, transtemporal, longue-durée history, global histories

Abstract

Big is back across a wide range of historical fields. Many historians are stretching space, to create international, transnational and global histories. Others are expanding time, to pursue Big History, Deep History and the history of the Anthropocene. What explains this broadening of horizons? And what does it mean for the future of history? This article makes a case for history as a discipline of social and political transformation amid crises of global governance, rising inequality, and anthropogenic climate change.

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How to Cite

Armitage, D. (2016). Time, space and the future of the past: The horizons of History. Espacio Tiempo y Forma. Serie IV, Historia Moderna, (29), 245–262. https://doi.org/10.5944/etfiv.29.2016.17685

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