Nouvelle histoire
The term new history, from the French term nouvelle histoire, was coined by
The approach was rejected by Marxist historians because it downplayed what Marxists believed was the central role of class in shaping history.[3][verification needed]
History in schools
The teaching of history in French schools was influenced by the nouvelle histoire, as disseminated in the 1960s and 1970s by Cahiers pédagogiques and Enseignement 70 and other journals for teachers.[4] Also influential was the Institut national de recherche et de documentation pédagogique.[4] Joseph Leif, the inspector-general of teacher training, said pupils should learn about historians' approaches as well as facts and dates.[4] Louis François, dean of the history/geography group in the Inspectorate of National Education, advised teachers to provide historic documents and promote "active methods", which would give pupils "the immense happiness of discovery".[4]
Proponents said it was a reaction against the
Germany
The nouvelle histoire became controversial after 1945 in
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ Rubin 1997.
- ^ Mucchielli 1995.
- ^ Bois 1978, pp. 375–393.
- ^ a b c d Waldman 2009, p. 206.
- ^ Waldman 2009.
- ^ Raphael 1994.
- ^ Rubin 1997, p. 81.
Bibliography
- Bois, Guy (1978). "Marxisme et histoire nouvelle". In Le Goff, Jacques; Chartier, Roger Chartier; Revel, Jacques (eds.). La nouvelle histoire (in French). Paris.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Mucchielli, Laurent (1995). "Aux origines de la Nouvelle Histoire en France: l'évolution intellectuelle et la formation du champ des sciences sociales (1880–1930)". Revue de Synthèse (in French). 116: 55–98. S2CID 170347595.
- Raphael, Lutz (1994). Die Erben von Bloch und Febvre: Annales-Geschichtsschreibung und nouvelle histoire in Frankreich 1945–1980 (in German). Stuttgart.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Rubin, Miri (1997). The Work of Jacques Le Goff and the Challenges of Medieval History.
- Waldman, Abby (2009). "The Politics of History Teaching in England and France During the 1980s". History Workshop Journal (in French). 68 (68): 199–221. S2CID 143915126.
Further reading
- Burguière, André (2009). The Annales School: An Intellectual History.
- ISBN 978-0-7456-6114-8.
- Cortesi, Lorenzo (2016). Questioni di storia (in Italian). Rome: Europa Edizioni. pp. 31–38. ISBN 978-88-6854-778-3.
- Dosse, François (1987). L'Histoire en miettes: Des "Annales" à la "nouvelle histoire" (in French). Paris.
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