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Socialist Historiography in Theory Socialist Historiography in Theory
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Records to the People! Records to the People!
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For Whose Sake? For Whose Sake?
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Conclusion Conclusion
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8 Controlling History: The 1960s
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Published:September 2009
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Abstract
This chapter reappraises the historiographical process during the 1960s. It argues that a Marxist theory of history provided Arab socialism with a notion of historical change and with suggestions for how it could be planned and controlled. In almost every significant respect—its perception of time, of the agents of historical change, and of the problem of objectivity—this theory of history was at odds with idealistic histories of progressive human betterment. The first section of the discussion focuses on the Marxist idea of lawful and ordered behavior of history in the context of the Charter. The belief in the existence of these laws led to central planning, short-term forecasts, and even long-term prophecies. It thus formed the basis for thinking about any form of change. The second and third sections deal with the political attempts to reorganize historiographical resources and to pressure individuals and institutions to subscribe to this Marxist theory of history. Together all three sections substantiate the meaning of the rewriting project to make the point that much more than rewriting was at stake. This was an expression of a cultural revolution whose ambitious aim was to be in control of history.
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