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- Title
Local History Studies within the Context of National Historiography: the Case of the Historiography of Latgale.
- Authors
IVANOVS, Aleksandrs
- Abstract
The paper reveals both an actual and potential impact of local history studies on the development of national historiography. It can be argued that within a nation-state that comprises various historical regions the progress of local history studies can considerably stimulate the development of the national historiography: in local history studies, new research problems emerge and modern research methods, techniques and approaches are being introduced. Moreover, involving representatives of local communities in research work, local history studies might bridge the gap between society and academic historical research represented by professional historians. In order to substantiate the theses mentioned above the impact of the historiography of Latgale (a historical region of Latvia located in the eastern part of the country) on the development of the modern Latvian historiography has been studied. The modern historiography of Latgale has come into being due to the restoration of independence of the Republic of Latvia in 1991. The revival process of Latgalian studies was based on the ideas and approaches that had been worked out by the Latvian national historiography in the 1920s-1930s as well as by Latvian émigrés in the 1950s-1980s. In the focus of attention of the historiography of Latgale there are problems related to ethnic identity of the indigenous population of Latgale (Latgale's Latvians) as well as different aspects of their ethnic history. A specific feature of the present-day historiography of Latgale is involvement of amateurs in historical research. The progress of Latgalian Studies provides evidences that the historiography of Latgale has been little by little exceeding the limits of academic research and has become a specific mode of manifestation of regional selfawareness.
- Subjects
LATGALE (Latvia); LOCAL history; REGIONAL identity (Psychology)
- Publication
Acta Humanitarica Universitatis Saulensis, 2015, Issue 21, p157
- ISSN
1822-7309
- Publication type
Article