What Is History For? by Robert Gildea

What Is History For?

What Is It For?

Robert Gildea

182 pages first pub 2024 (view editions)

nonfiction history reference informative reflective medium-paced
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This book is ideal for readers who seek to critically understand history's role in shaping current societal debates and value reflective, evidence-based discussions on interpreting the past.

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“History”, suggests Robert Gildea, “is a battlefield.” Questions of power, rights, identity and nationhood always have an ancient and modern historical dimension and countries still go to war over their interpretation of history. Yet accounts of h...

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