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We are living in a world of globalisation, which brings different traditions and civilizations in closer and closer contacts and relations. This growing density in intercultural communication is a challenge of historical thinking.
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Rüsen, J. (2007). How to overcome ethnocentrism? Approaches to a culture of recognition by history in the 21st century. In: Lange, D., Himmelmann, G. (eds) Demokratiebewusstsein. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-90585-3_16
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