What is History?

What is History? E. H. Carr Additional Author mixed material bibliography Penguin 1961 188 E. H. Carr's What Is History? is the classic introduction to the theory of history. Exploding the Victorian myth of history as a simple record of fact, Carr draws on sources from Nietzsche to Herodotus to argue for a more subtle definition of history as 'an unending dialogue between the present and the past'. Lively, scholarly and challenging, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in the meaning of history and its role in society. UK 9780141037738 C2O library Online catalog (BETA) 901 CAR Wha 4591 C2O library & collabtive (Social Science) 8000 WhatIsHistory.jpg 4472 2015-01-02 09:50:52 2015-01-02 09:50:52 machine generated