从历史的角度看历史写作与国家之间是有联系的 Historically there's a link between history writing and the state
因为国家利用历史作为使其统治合法化的手段 because the state uses history as the means to legitimize itself.
对于一个特定的国家 什么样的历史占主导 what type of history dominates in a given country
很大程度上显示了当前的政治局势 is extremely telling about the political situation in the present
学校里有什么样的思想 what is taught in schools;
人们在进行什么样的纪念活动 what is commemorated;
以及什么事件设法营造政治正当性是很重要的 what events manage to produce political legitimacy is important.
同时历史却忽略了这样的人 可能是女人穷人 Also what history fails to see sub-alter, maybe women, poor people,
文盲以及被殖民者等等 illiterate people, colonized people for instance but
那些没有写进历史却是国家想要的东西也很重要 also what's essential is what the state wants written out of history
比如反对派的运动 其他时候的和平主义者 opposition movements and other times pacifists for instance
以及国家对于书写历史的控制力大小等 and how much control the states have over the writing of history.
这对理解民主是一个很重要的问题 That's an essential issue for understanding democracy
对于政治学家也是一个吸引人的课题 and as such it's a fascinating topic for political scientists.
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