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The Myth of the Nation
By Gerry
Guangxi Normal University Press, 2022
Masterpiece by Patrick Gerry, an authoritative scholar of medieval history
Representative works in the field of medieval history in Europe
Explore the construction of the origins of European ethnic groups and their dramatic and changeable evolution
Re-examine the current European transformation and modernity
Representative works of authoritative scholars of medieval history and representative works in the field of medieval history in Europe. Patrick Gerry is one of the few American scholars recognized by European colleagues in the field of medieval history, known for his broad field, profound thinking and unique style, and has exerted important influences in many fields of medieval social and cultural history, and many of his treatises have become "standard documents" in related fields, and "The Myth of the Nation" has been translated into the mainstream academic languages of Europe such as French and German within two years of publication.
Focusing on the decisive period of European ethnic development, the "Great Migration Era", it clearly outlines the evolution of European ethnic groups over the centuries, and how seemingly neutral and objective academic tools such as Romantic political philosophy, "scientific" history, Indo-European literature and ethnoarchaeology participated in the construction of the origin of European ethnic groups. From a dual perspective of history and scholarship, we will unravel centuries of myths and confusions about European ethnic identities.
Luo Xin, a professor in the Department of History at Peking University, and Liu Suri, the founder of the All Saints Book Garden, strongly recommended that Peter Brown, the inventor of the field of late antiquity and one of the outstanding historians of the history of religion in the late Roman Empire, marvel at the book. Luo Xin commented that the book "sets an example for us in many aspects such as the exploration of true knowledge, moral police and disciplinary responsibility."
author
Patrick J. Geary, medieval historian and professor of Western medieval history at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He has taught at Princeton University, the University of Florida, and the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of "Before France and Germany", "The Medieval Age of Symbiosis with the Dead", "The Ghost of Memory" and so on.
translator
Lü Zhao, Ph.D. in History, French Institute for Advanced Social Sciences, and Assistant Professor, Department of History, Tsinghua University. His research interests include medieval history in Western Europe and urban history in medieval France.
Yang Guang, Ph.D. in History, French Institute for Advanced Social Sciences, and Assistant Researcher, Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His research interests include modern Western European history, modern French political history and contemporary French politics.