National History and the World of Nations: Capital, State, and the Rhetoric of History in Japan, France, and the United States traces the ways the writing of national history in the late nineteenth century made the reshaping of the world by capitalism and the nation-state appear natural and inevitable. Delving into narrative histories, fiction, and social philosophy from three countries, the book shows that the practice of national history, while responding to domestic ideological challenges and each country’s position in geopolitics, reflected rhetorical and narrative strategies shared across the globe. It was published by Duke University Press in 2008.

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Reviews

Stefan Berger, Nations and Nationalism 16.3 (July 2010)

Keith Byerman, American Literature 82.2 (Dec. 2010)

Sheldon Garon, Journal of Japanese Studies 36.2 (Summer 2010)

Harry Harootunian, History and Theory 49.3 (Oct. 2010)

Lloyd Kramer, Pacific Historical Review 79.2 (May 2010)

Anthony Oberschall, International Studies Review 12.2 (2010)

Sandra Wilson, Japanese Studies 31.1 (May 2011)

Daniel Woolf, International History Review 32.1 (Mar. 2010)

Genzo Yamamoto, History: Reviews of New Books 38.2 (Apr. 2010)