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Jo Guldi - The History Manifesto - 9781107432437 - V9781107432437
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The History Manifesto

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Description for The History Manifesto Paperback. .
How should historians speak truth to power – and why does it matter? Why is five hundred years better than five months or five years as a planning horizon? And why is history – especially long-term history – so essential to understanding the multiple pasts which gave rise to our conflicted present? The History Manifesto is a call to arms to historians and everyone interested in the role of history in contemporary society. Leading historians Jo Guldi and David Armitage identify a recent shift back to longer-term narratives, following many decades of increasing specialisation, which they argue is vital for ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
259g
Number of Pages
175
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107432437
SKU
V9781107432437
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Jo Guldi
Jo Guldi is just beginning her disciplinary career as Assistant Professor of History at Brown University. She has held fellowships at the University of Chicago, the Harvard Metalab, and the Harvard Society of Fellows. She is author of Roads to Power: Britain Invents the Infrastructure State (2011) and What is the Spatial Turn? (2012), as well as various articles and ... Read more

Reviews for The History Manifesto
'This is a very important and refreshing book. For too long, we have seen increasing specialization within historical research and between the disciplines of social sciences. Armitage and Guldi rightly plead for a return of the 'longue durée'. They call for more global, long-run and transdisciplinary approaches to big questions, including climate change, inequality and the future of capitalism. Their ... Read more

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