The classic, passionate plea to "remember what others forget"
Raphael Samuel (1934-1996) tutored History at Ruskin College, Oxford, and was a founding editor of History Workshop Journal. His works include Theatres of Memory and Island Stories. For more information about his work, see The Raphael Samuel History Centre and Archive online.
Whose history is it, then? That's the question driving Raphael
Samuel's provocative investigation of the historically steeped
nature of British culture ... A joy to read.
*New Statesman*
A brilliant and compelling historical vision.
*The Times*
An alluring, hugely energetic writer ... Samuel is invaluable.
*Observer*
Challenging, perceptive and gloriously eclectic.
*The Scotsman*
Magnificent.
*Independent on Sunday*
A showcase for Samuel's quite astonishing historical and cultural
range.
*Times Literary Supplement*
One of the most outstanding, original intellectuals of his
generation.
*Stuart Hall*
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