L’ordre des choses et le sens de l’histoire

Abstract

This article examines from a theorical perspective the changes that affected the practices of historians after the uprisings that happened in the Arab world since december 2010. It explores the immediacy of the historical event through a reflection on time, on historical rationale and the question of causalities and proofs in relation to history. Moreover, it reflects on objets, pleading for example for a reviewed perpective on the story of states through a social history of elites and agents of the states.

Keywords

• Tunisia
• revolution
• contemporary history
• elites
• states