tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post1622966333191909858..comments2023-06-20T02:25:36.578-07:00Comments on The Scholar's Stage: History is Written by the Losers T. Greerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-7467187475674833262019-11-01T14:39:23.264-07:002019-11-01T14:39:23.264-07:00Thucydides and Brasidas reminds me of basically ev...Thucydides and Brasidas reminds me of basically every allied General and Rommel. Hanley Tuckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13047638048463160737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-59391697982981708272019-01-15T06:44:12.427-08:002019-01-15T06:44:12.427-08:00The "legendary" story of the Battle of t...<br />The "legendary" story of the Battle of the Alamo, in San Antonio, Tx where I live, is written from the losing side of the battle. Much harm has come from it . . . weaponized in favor of one type of people over another, based not on ideology but on racialized grounds, i.e. Texians vs. Tejanos.<br /><br /><br />Myths die hard, if they ever die at all. Public textbooks still FdoCentenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321251518171867928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-34398273411790512412018-11-16T02:52:16.550-08:002018-11-16T02:52:16.550-08:00I'm very surprised there's no mention of M...I'm very surprised there's no mention of Moses and the Bible, as a History of Jews.<br /><br />I do think history is quite important. Tho as identity politics and tribalism becomes more dominant, the weaponization of history becomes more inevitable, as well; and negative.Tom Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046612425809449502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-71279274988840586462018-10-29T19:53:51.839-07:002018-10-29T19:53:51.839-07:00Really helpful, using it for my paper sourcesReally helpful, using it for my paper sourcesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-6353266896236841912018-08-30T13:57:17.109-07:002018-08-30T13:57:17.109-07:00The recent documentary "The Vietnam War"...The recent documentary "The Vietnam War" is an example of history written by the losers.Ajitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-69484978459905816812018-01-05T08:23:12.518-08:002018-01-05T08:23:12.518-08:00Great piece. I have been thinking about this a lot...Great piece. I have been thinking about this a lot lately and this perfectly sums it up better than I could have. I almost hate you for beating me in writing it first, hahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-58846628476154903952016-11-25T19:23:51.419-08:002016-11-25T19:23:51.419-08:00“Practical men who believe themselves to be quite ...“Practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back” Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-29619600079135126822016-11-25T15:45:09.820-08:002016-11-25T15:45:09.820-08:00Another example is the Deuteronomistic Historian(s...Another example is the Deuteronomistic Historian(s) of the Hebrew Bible, who penned Joshua, Judges, 1&2 Samuel, and 1&2 Kings in the wake of the Babylonian Exile. <br /><br />(This also, for what it's worth, provides a third point for the earliest attempts at writing history, one predating Herodotus. )Jason A. Stapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195336635217064916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-80901898298724315542016-11-25T10:53:25.113-08:002016-11-25T10:53:25.113-08:00C.f. Nietzsche's "On the Genealogy of Mor...C.f. Nietzsche's "On the Genealogy of Morals"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230960205273160749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-29275691775939904032016-11-25T08:17:21.053-08:002016-11-25T08:17:21.053-08:00The best history of British Rule in India is writt...The best history of British Rule in India is written by losers--Indian historians who have, since the 1980s--upended the triumphalism and alleged magnanimity of British colonialism in India. Veenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514482595363205576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-24996760049581431722016-11-25T02:51:50.865-08:002016-11-25T02:51:50.865-08:00I have question regarding a specific line in the t...I have question regarding a specific line in the text, "The simplest explanation for modern academics' hostility to 21st century capitalism's “structures of power” is their complete exclusion from them." What form of exclusion is this? And what would the reverse of this exclusion look like, in your opinion? K.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15541684091811317172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-31778304258896980022016-11-24T21:35:39.572-08:002016-11-24T21:35:39.572-08:00Keynes's well known remark is perhaps also app...Keynes's well known remark is perhaps also apposite: “Practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back” Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-35494487017157933362016-11-24T21:12:55.546-08:002016-11-24T21:12:55.546-08:00Wow what a unique way to look at things. I assumed...Wow what a unique way to look at things. I assumed history was always written by the victor but this is an eye opener. I wonder what the author may have lost in his/her life to get time to write this beautiful piece ^_^Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08892691953126082149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-12938474723482605232016-11-24T18:21:02.406-08:002016-11-24T18:21:02.406-08:00History is not my speciality, but I expect when wi...History is not my speciality, but I expect when winners write history, they just don't call it history. Many currently famous people have autobiographies, for example, and other hire biographers... but we don't consider it history. The official court transcripts and other forms of public record are also history, but we just don't think of them in that way. I would agree that losing isBajan Kentarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10535869812379438825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-4742935248269778582016-11-24T17:49:29.086-08:002016-11-24T17:49:29.086-08:00Those who rule also collect taxes and hir...Those who rule also collect taxes and hire others / Pay professionals to write the history they want .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221450771741823026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-84741719083329008182016-11-24T17:47:32.087-08:002016-11-24T17:47:32.087-08:00In fact in ancient India poets playwrights storyte...In fact in ancient India poets playwrights storytellers wrote about what were the tools of basic history.History resided then in the form of Shruti ei in recitations songful annals etc.Bhakta Prabarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700161816204351409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-10216397397465887752016-11-21T15:57:08.404-08:002016-11-21T15:57:08.404-08:00Machiavelli also comes to mind.Machiavelli also comes to mind.gwernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18349479103216755952noreply@blogger.com