What is history?

Book • 1961

Mentioned by

Niall Ferguson

recalls reading this book as an undergraduate, as it discouraged asking 'what if' questions about the past.

Quoted from as an epigraph for the book, capturing the feeling of tying together the past and the future.

Davide Cadeddu

has a critical edition of this book which has never been produced or published.

Mentioned by

Joseph Torigian

when discussing extremist views on interpretation and facts in history.

Mentioned by

Rudra Chowdhury

as a book providing fundamental insights into history.

Mentioned by

Kelly McFarland

when discussing objectivity and different views on history.

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