Writing Transnational History

Transnational history has emerged as an approach to writing world or global history that emphasizes movement, dynamism, and diversity. This book investigates the emergence of the transnational approach, its limits, and parameters, and the contributions of postcolonial and feminist studies in reformulating transnational historiography. It also considers developing approaches such as translocalism and the new kinds of history that need to be written now that the transnational perspective has become widespread.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 19 September 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Over the past two decades, transnational history has emerged as a significant term in the field of world or global history, emphasizing the importance of movement, dynamism, and diversity in understanding historical processes. This book delves into the origins, boundaries, and parameters of the transnational approach, with a particular focus on the contributions of postcolonial and feminist studies in reimagining transnational historiography as a move beyond the national to one that encompasses oceans, the movement of people, and the contributions of marginalized communities. The book concludes by exploring emerging approaches such as translocalism, reflecting on the new types of history that are necessary in the era of transnationalism.

This comprehensive and accessible chronology of the field is essential reading for students of historiography and world history, offering a deep understanding of the transnational perspective and its implications for our understanding of the past.

Weight: 422g
Dimension: 231 x 165 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474263993