Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Preface to the Series ix
5. Introduction: What does “Making sense of history” mean? 1
6. Part I: Meaning
7. Chapter 1: Memory—Forgetting—History 9
8. Chapter 2: How Meaning Came into the World and What Became of It 20
9. Chapter 3: Sense of History: What does it mean? 40
10. Chapter 4: “The Meaning of History” A Modern Construction and Notion? 65
11. Chapter 5: The Meanings of History 89
12. Chapter 6: The Three Levels of “Sinnbildung” in Historical Writing 108
13. Chapter 7: The Reality of History 123
14. Chapter 8: Language and Historical Experience 137
15. Part II: Representation
16. Chapter 9: Flights from History 155
17. Chapter 10: Memory and Identity 169
18. Chapter 11: The Material Presence of the Past 183
19. Chapter 12: Ruins: A Visual Expression of Historical Meaning 209
20. Chapter 13: Three Versions of Wallenstein 223
21. Chapter 14: The Arts of Jewish Memory in a Postmodern Age 239
22. Bibliography 255
23. Notes on the Contributors 267
24. Index of Names 271