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Histories of Nations : How Their Identities Were Forged by Peter Furtado (2013, Hardcover)

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PublisherThames & Hudson

ISBN-100500251819

ISBN-139780500251812

eBay Product ID (ePID)109147346

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Book TitleHistories of Nations : How Their Identities Were Forged

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, World

Publication Year2013

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorPeter Furtado

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight45.4 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Reviews Making up two-thirds of the world's population, the 28 countries highlighted come from every continent, and represent a range of political systems. , Making up two-thirds of the world's population, the 28 countries highlighted come from every continent, and represent a range of political systems., Making up two-thirds of the world's population, the 28 countries highlighted come from every continent, and represent a range of political systems.

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal909

SynopsisTwenty-eight intimate and unconventional autobiographies of the nation/state, told by historians from their respective countries., Twenty-eight intimate and unconventional autobiographies of the nation/state, told by historians from their respective countries. Global histories tend to be written from the narrow viewpoint of asingle author and a single perspective, with the inevitable bias that itentails. But in this thought-provoking collection, twenty-eight writersand scholars give engaging, often passionate accounts of their ownnation's history. The countries have been selected to represent everycontinent and every type of state: large and small; mature democraciesand religious autocracies; states that have existed for thousands of yearsand those born as recently as the twentieth century. Together they containtwo-thirds of the world's population.In the United States, for example, the myth of the nation's "historylessness"remains strong, but in China history is seen to play a crucialrole in legitimizing three thousand years of imperial authority. "Historywars" over the content of textbooks rage in countries as diverse asAustralia, Russia, and Japan. Some countries, such as Iran or Egypt, areblessed--or cursed--with a glorious ancient history that the presentcannot equal; others, such as Germany, must find ways of approachingand reconciling the pain of the recent past., Global histories tend to be written from the narrow viewpoint of a single author and a single perspective, with the inevitable bias that it entails. But in this thought-provoking collection, twenty-eight writers and scholars give engaging, often passionate accounts of their own nation's history. The countries have been selected to represent every continent and every type of state: large and small; mature democracies and religious autocracies; states that have existed for thousands of years and those born as recently as the twentieth century. Together they contain two-thirds of the world's population. In the United States, for example, the myth of the nation's "historylessness" remains strong, but in China history is seen to play a crucial role in legitimizing three thousand years of imperial authority. "History wars" over the content of textbooks rage in countries as diverse as Australia, Russia, and Japan. Some countries, such as Iran or Egypt, are blessed--or cursed--with a glorious ancient history that the present cannot equal; others, such as Germany, must find ways of approaching and reconciling the pain of the recent past.

LC Classification NumberD22