I think that, save when used as a term of art in discourse between professional historiographers and historians, the term "revisionist" is pejorative. That is to say, it is used to disparage the work of scholars with whom one happens to disagree.
My comment here is quite subjective. This is just an impression, and hence not a comment I wish to advance with any special claim to authority.
All best,
Kevin
Kevin R. Hardwick, Ph.D.
Department of History
James Madison University
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