Edward Hallet Carr

What Is History?

Buch

Who is to say how things really were? In formulating a modern answer to the question 'What is History?' Professor Carr shows that the 'facts' of history are simply those which historians have selected for scrutiny. Millions have crossed the Rubicon, but the historians tell us that only Caesar's crossing was significant. All historical facts come to us as a result of interpretative choices by historians influenced by the standards of their age. Yet if absolute objectivity is impossible, the role of the historian need in no way suffer; nor does history lose its fascination. With lucidity, Carr casts a light on the proper function of the histori… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-0-394-70391-6
EAN: 9780394703916
Produktnummer: 19317480
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1967
Seitenangabe: 224 S.
Masse: H18.3 cm x B11.0 cm x D1.7 cm 146 g
Gewicht: 146

Über den Autor

Edward Hallett Carr was an English diplomat, historian, writer, journalist, and international relations theorist. He opposed empiricism within historiography. He was best known for his fourteen-volume history of the Soviet Union and his rejection of traditional historical methods and practices. He died in 1982 at the age of ninety.