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# What Is History? Paperback – October 12, 1967

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    What is History?
  

*by K***K on Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2014*

.This superb old book is a thoughtful attempt to define the study of history and historiography. Carr's basic thesis is that people's  opinions  change throughout their life times, are maleable, and depend on what is going on in the world at any given moment.The following quote from the book sums up the author's thesis nicely:......"I am fully aware that, if anyone took the trouble to peruse some of the things I wrote before, during, and after the war, he would have no difficulty at all in convicting me of contradictions and inconsistencies at least as glaring as any I have detected in others. Indeed, I am not sure that I should envy any historian who could honestly claim to have lived through the earth-shaking events of the past fifty years without some radical modifications of his outlook. My purpose is merely to show how closely the work of the historian mirrors the society in which he works. It is not merely the events that are in flux. The historian himself is in flux. When you take up a historical work, it is not enough to look for the author's name on the title page: look also for the date of publication or writing--it is sometimes even more revealing. If the philosopher is right in telling us that we cannot step into the same river twice, it is perhaps equally true, and for the same reason, that two books cannot be written by the same historian." (Carr 51-52).The book was written in 1961 but is bright and sparkling and applicable to our own generation's thinking and perceptions.Kim BurdickStanton, Delaware

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    Good intro to historiography
  

*by K***E on Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2021*

It’s a great introduction to the discipline of history for newbies without getting too technical or philosophical.

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    A classic on philosophy of history
  

*by L***M on Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2017*

E. H. Carr's classic gives a precise and succinct analysis of the nature of History, both as a discipline and a way of thinking. His rejection of empiricism is persuasive and constructive to the understanding of historical views. The key theme of progress (or changes, in a more neutral way) is undoubtedly the pillar of History. Carr's call for a more inclusive approach to history is remarkable. In my opinion, his alarming warning on the parochialism prevalent in Britain greatly improved the perception of other peoples and cultures in the English-speaking world. A must-read for all.

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