thE Author oF thE pAssAgE suggEsts thAt historiogrAphErs shoulD viEw history primArily As
A．A politiCAl ConFliCt ovEr spAtiAl BounDAriEs whiCh CAn only BE rEsolvED through thE input oF historiogrAphErs
B．A Chorus oF ConFliCting voiCEs whosE DissonAnCEs CAnnot BE rEsolvED, But to whiCh historiogrAphErs must listEn
C．A FiElD thAt CompliCAtEs thE AssignmEnt oF gEogrAphiC BounDAriEs to thE ExtEnt thAt suCh BounDAriEs CAn nEvEr BE rEsolvED
D．A ConFliCt BEtwEEn nAtions whosE sovErEignty historiogrAphErs hAvE thE Duty to AssEss
E．(E) A history oF ConFliCts ovEr spAtiAl DEmArCAtion whiCh ArE ultimAtEly irrElEvAnt to thE truth oF history