German and Austrian-German Historical Thought in the Modern Era

Mark E. Blum is professor of history at the University of Louisville.

• Introduction: The Problematic Concept of National Historical ThoughtChapter 1: German Historical Thought in the Early EnlightenmentChapter 2: Austrian-German Historical Thought in the Early EnlightenmentChapter 3: German Historical Thought from the Mid- Enlightenment through the Late EnlightenmentChapter 4: Austrian-German Historical Thought from the Mid-Enlightenment through the Napoleonic Years Chapter 5: German Historical Thought from 1815-1870 Chapter 6: Austrian-German Historical Thought from 1815-1870Chapter 7: German Historical Thought from the 1870s into World War IChapter 8: Austrian-German Historical Thought from the 1870s into World War I Chapter 9: The German Historical Narrative in the Early Twentieth Century:“Bad Faith” and Its OvercomingChapter 10: Austrian-German Historical Thought Between World War I and World War IIChapter 11: German Historical Thought from 1946 through the PresentChapter 12: Austrian-German Historical Thought from 1946 through the Present

This study is a significant demonstration of the importance of historia and the narrative construction of historical identity in the distinct German and Austrian-German cultures. The scope of the research, the depth of analysis, and the rigor of the argument all reflect Mark Blum's experience as an intellectual historian. It is hard to think of another scholar with the sympathy and imagination to do this work. Blum writes as if he knew these historians, writers, and philosophers personally.