tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post2269090988297522434..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: Larger PicturesRandallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-72006858800505669532010-09-14T10:41:45.999-04:002010-09-14T10:41:45.999-04:00That's one of the things that has fascinated m...That's one of the things that has fascinated me, reading for exams this summer. The ideas seem to be very mobile; almost as if they have a life of their own, and attach to particular parties based on local issues, what the other party is doing, etc. So what about the grand themes of party identity? They seem to ping-pong back and forth between the major parties -- not to mention their role in mobilizing those quirky little "side-issue" constituencies Barone seems to think were so crucial. <br /><br />Isn't the idea of historians producing a number of interpretive frames, and consumers picking their favorite, analogous to partisan politics. The way you frame this, both seem to be based on identification with a really broad (and maybe really nebulous?) philosophical outlook. How far from the post-modernist claim is that, really?dan allossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733670017382794923noreply@blogger.com