Allende's Chile
Contemporary History and the Counterfactual
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4018317 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Collier (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 445-452 |
| Publication date | 1980-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022216x00022756 |
| OpenAlex | W1979591794 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Historians generally recognize that the writing of contemporary history is an exercise of some delicacy. Narrating the contests of the Christian sects at the time of Constantine, Edward Gibbon remarks that 'the fierce and partial writers of the times, ascribingallvirtue to themselves andallguilt to their adversaries, have painted the battle of the angels and the daemons. Our calmer reason,' he goes on, 'will reject such pure and perfect monsters of vice and sanctity
Allende meteorite · Ancient history · Art · Battle · Counterfactual thinking · Delicacy · Epistemology · Literature · Theology · Virtue · Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America · History · Latin American Literature Studies · Philosophy · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1985 - 1985 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |