An Analysis of Richard J. Evans's in Defence of History In Defence of History |
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| Author:
| Piercey, Nicholas
Stammers, Tom |
| Series title: | The Macat Library |
| ISBN: | 978-1-912128-77-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2017 |
| Publisher: | Macat International Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $8.95 |
Book Description:
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Postmodernist thinkers consider history to be not very far removed from a work of fiction, something dependent on historians' own interpretations of the past. Evans, however, argues that we can trust history and it is possible to be objective about what happened and what caused it to happen.
Postmodernist thinkers consider history to be not very far removed from a work of fiction, something dependent on historians' own interpretations of the past. Evans, however, argues that we can trust history and it is possible to be objective about what happened and what caused it to happen.