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''Not only our most distinguished historian but also one of the most valuable contributors to historical theory'' Spectator

In answering the question, ''what is history?'', E. H. Carr''s acclaimed and influential bestseller shows that the facts of history are simply those which the historian selects for scrutiny. His fluent and hugely wide-ranging account of the nature of history and the role of the historian argues that all history is to some degree subjective, written by individuals who are above all people of their own time.

''Lively and controversial, full of wit and humour, E. H. Carr''s What Is History? played a central role in the historiographical revolution in the 1960s'' Richard J. Evans


With an introduction by Richard J. Evans, author of the Third Reich trilogy.

What is History

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 7 June 2018
      ISBN-13 9780141010205
      978-0141010205
      ISBN-10 0141010207
      Also in:
      History Historiography

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Not only our most distinguished historian but also one of the most valuable contributors to historical theory'' Spectator

      In answering the question, ''what is history?'', E. H. Carr''s acclaimed and influential bestseller shows that the facts of history are simply those which the historian selects for scrutiny. His fluent and hugely wide-ranging account of the nature of history and the role of the historian argues that all history is to some degree subjective, written by individuals who are above all people of their own time.

      ''Lively and controversial, full of wit and humour, E. H. Carr''s What Is History? played a central role in the historiographical revolution in the 1960s'' Richard J. Evans


      With an introduction by Richard J. Evans, author of the Third Reich trilogy.

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