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In Defence of History
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Richard J. Evans
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Free shipping Australia wide Ships from UK supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 384 pages, New edition Edition | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 18 January 2001 |
In this volume, English historian Richard Evans offers a defence of the importance of his craft. At a time of deep scepticism about our ability to learn anything from the past, even to recapture any serious sense of past cultures and ways of life, Evans shows us why history is both possible and necessary. His demolition of the wilder claims of post-modern historians, who deny the possibility of any realistic grasp of history, seeks to be witty and well-balanced. He takes us into the historians' workshop to show us just how good history gets written, and explains the deadly political dangers of losing a historical perspective on the way we live our lives. This new edition contains an extensive afterword by the author. |
PrizesRichard Evans's book, "Death in Hamburg" won the Wolfson Literary Award for History.
| Publisher: | Granta Books | | ISBN: | 1862073953 |
| EAN: | 9781862073951 | | Dimensions: | 19.0 x 12.0 centimeters (0.28 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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