Historical periods and temporary discontinuities: an interpretation essay

Establishing a period, setting a date, or separating two moments of a process are believed to be common operations by which two events can be characterized as «before» and «after». These appear as «simple gestures» repeated by historians in each of their investigations. However, when analyzed carefu...

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Autor: Silva, Renán
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/24758
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/historica/article/view/24758
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:History
Periodization
Novick
Foucault
Historiography
Historia
Periodización
Historiografía
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Sumario:Establishing a period, setting a date, or separating two moments of a process are believed to be common operations by which two events can be characterized as «before» and «after». These appear as «simple gestures» repeated by historians in each of their investigations. However, when analyzed carefully, this operation shows all its complexity, revealing its difficulty. This essay aims to draw attention on this issue.