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Big Questions In History
Harriet Swain
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Description for Big Questions In History
Paperback. Drawing on examples ranging from ancient Greece to Tony Blair's Britain, this title addresses 20 of questions that have asked over the centuries about the course of human events. It takes ride over continents and across centuries in search of answers that are sometimes surprising, often controversial, and of great relevance to how we live today. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Drawing on examples ranging from ancient Greece to Tony Blair's Britain, leading historical thinkers address 20 of the really big questions that have been asked over the centuries about the course of human events.
Each essay is put into context by a more general commentary that discusses the differing views of other leading thinkers, today and in the past. The result is a stimulating ride over continents and across centuries in search of answers that are sometimes surprising, often controversial, and all of great relevance to how we live today.
Includes writing by: Richard. J. Evans, Ian Kershaw, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vintage Publishing London
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099468462
SKU
V9780099468462
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-36
About Harriet Swain
Harriet Swain is Deputy Features editor of The Times Higher Education Supplement and editor of Big Questions in Science published by Cape in 2002.
Reviews for Big Questions In History
This excellent collection of essays certainly lives up to the grand claim of its title. Unusual and highly successful. Quite possibly one of the best summaries of modern historical theory available
Good Book Guide
Liza Jardine, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Ian Kershaw, Richard Evans; some of the leading contemporary historians have been assembled in this innovative work. Enlightening little book. ... Read more
Good Book Guide
Liza Jardine, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Ian Kershaw, Richard Evans; some of the leading contemporary historians have been assembled in this innovative work. Enlightening little book. ... Read more