Global space and the long term; on some new currents in historical research
Abstract
This paper explores several movements of historical renovation
which try to adapt to the perspectives of today’s society and in
which scientists from other fields make frequent contributions.
One of the features that these movements have in common is
the assumption that an extension of the field of work, from the
national frameworks cultivated traditionally to more global fields in
terms of space, and from short to longer periods in terms of time,
is a necessary condition so that the study of history can be applied
more effectively to the problems of today’s world. According to
the author, the complexity that characterizes the social phenomena
of our times requires us to enrich the tools with which we ask
questions to the past, but since the facts that we study cannot
be dissociated from the peculiarities of human nature, it also forces
us to use the analytical tools from outside our field very cautiously,
distinguishing what is useful from what might lead us to
over-simplification.
Keywords: history, renovation movements, global space, longlasting.
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