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What Is History? by Edward Hallett Carr (1967, Trade Paperback)

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What Is History?, Paperback by Carr, Edward Hallett, ISBN 039470391X, ISBN-13 9780394703916, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A philosophical interpretation of history, examining the significance of historical study as a science and a reflection of social values

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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-10039470391X

ISBN-139780394703916

eBay Product ID (ePID)20038267620

Product Key Features

Book TitleWhat Is History?

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistoriography, Study & Teaching, Research

Publication Year1967

GenreEducation, History

AuthorEdward Hallett Carr

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight4.6 Oz

Item Length7.2 in

Item Width4.2 in

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Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal901

SynopsisWho 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 historian and the vital importance of history in modern society. "This is an admirably stimulating and intrepid book, a bold excursion into a region of central importance where most contemporary philosophers and historians, unaccountably, either fear or disdain to tread."--Isaiah Berlin, New Statesman

LC Classification NumberD16.8