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In Defence Of History
In Defence Of History | Richard J. Evans
In this volume, English historian Richard Evans offers a defence of the importance of his craft. At a time of deep scepticism about our ability to learn anything from the past, even to recapture any serious sense of past cultures and ways of life, Evans shows us why history is both possible and necessary. His demolition of the wilder claims of postmodern historians, who deny the possibility of any realistic grasp of history, seeks to be witty and well balanced. He takes us into the historians' workshop to show us just how good history gets written, and explains the deadly political dangers of losing a historical perspective on the way we live our lives. This new edition contains an extensive afterword by the author.
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In Defence Of History | Richard J. Evans
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Richard Evans, Stewart Gordon, Sanjeev Sanyal, Dan Jones (yep, he *is* wearing a Hawaiian shirt and ripped jeans, I swear the man feels no cold!) and Ruby Lal in conversation with David Olusoga.... 😱😱😱😱 What a panel. Brilliant point that the study of history teaches you to think objective and sequentially as well as to critically assess assertions *and the evidence for them* and so is perhaps more important than ever in this day and age.