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What is history? : the George Macaulay Trevelyan lectures delivered at the University of Cambridge january-march 1961 by Edward Hallett Carr is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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'Not only our most distinguished historian but also one of the most valuable contributors to historical theory' Spectator In answering the question, 'what is history?', E. H. Carr's acclaimed and influential bestseller shows that the facts of history are simply those which the historian selects for scrutiny. His fluent and hugely wide-ranging account of the nature of history and the role of the historian argues that all history is to some degree subjective, written by individuals who are above all people of their own time. 'Lively and controversial, full of wit and humour, E. H. Carr's What Is History? played a central role in the historiographical revolution in the 1960s' Richard J. Evans With an introduction by Richard J. Evans, author of the Third Reich trilogy.

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Edward Hallett Carr
Publisher
VINTAGE BOOKS
Published
1961
Language
EN
ISBN
9780394703916
Category
history
Subjects
Fiction, Reference, Philosophy
Rating
3.87 / 5 (1,613 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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