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What is History?: The George Macaulay Trevelyan Lectures Delivered in the University of Cambridge by E. H. Carr, E. Carr, R. Evans is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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E. H. Carr's <i>What Is History?</i> 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.

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

Author
E. H. Carr, E. Carr, R. Evans
Publisher
Penguin Books, Limited
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9780141037738
Category
history
Subjects
Fiction, Reference, Philosophy
Rating
3.87 / 5 (54 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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