Introduction: Current Challenges of Global History in East Asian Historiographies
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Pérez-García, ManuelPalabras clave
Global HistoryEconomic History
East Asian Studies
Historiography
China
Japan
Proyecto GECEM
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2018-01-06Abstract
Global history is in some instances a very sensitive field, challenging
both traditional and sometimes obsolete national narratives. It is crucial
for this project, through concrete case studies, to rethink the ways
in which global history is envisioned and conceptualized in China and
Japan, as well as European and American countries. When a historian
constructs a meta narratives, this will always contain a subjective element
borne out of ideological and national constraints. Therefore, we should
formulate the following pertinent question: how do global events connect
to our local and national communities, and, by extension, to our
academic environment?