2021
DOI: 10.1177/0961463x211029262
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Temporal comparisons: Evaluating the world through historical time

Abstract: This introduction describes the main themes of the special issue on temporal comparisons. It provides the background for individual contributions by sketching the way in which evaluations are intrinsic to conceptions of historical time. Inasmuch as different configurations of the relationship between past, present and future imply temporal comparisons between ‘now’ and ‘then’, historical time is subject to evaluations that we project onto the differences – or similarities – between the three dimensions. Practi… Show more

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“…Thus, I would suggest that the local must be complemented by the national framework. Temporal comparison also offers an additional insight into the development over time as it “not only marked perceived differences in history but also stressed politically and culturally relevant similarities” (Steinmetz et al, 2021). In the analysis that follows, temporal comparison illuminates a similar function of both pogroms while highlighting their brutalization over time.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, I would suggest that the local must be complemented by the national framework. Temporal comparison also offers an additional insight into the development over time as it “not only marked perceived differences in history but also stressed politically and culturally relevant similarities” (Steinmetz et al, 2021). In the analysis that follows, temporal comparison illuminates a similar function of both pogroms while highlighting their brutalization over time.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%