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  Historical knowledge in Latin America


   College of Arts & Social Sciences

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Dr T Stack, Prof P Schell  Applications accepted all year round  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

About the Project

Although history as a kind of knowledge – history as a genre – was brought to Latin America by Europeans, imposed on the many indigenous ways of reckoning the past, it has prospered in the centuries since then. There have been different varieties of history, though. National history has played a crucial role in most countries since Independence, but local or urban histories also have a long tradition in Latin America. Natural history has been important, too. The successful applicant will study the making of history and its reception in one or more countries and periods...

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