David Cannadine many books include "The Pleasures of the Past", "History in our Time", "The Rise and Fall of Class in Britain" and "Ornamentalism: How the British Saw their Empire".
E.H. Carr's "What is History?" was originally published by Macmillan in 1961. In this book, ten international scholars, writing from a range of historical vantage points, answer Carr's question for a new generation of historians: what does it mean to study history at the start of the 21st century?
E.H. Carr's "What is History?" was originally published by Macmillan in 1961. Since then it has sold hundreds of thousands of copies throughout the world. In this book, ten international scholars, writing from a range of historical vantage points, answer Carr's question for a new generation of historians: what does it mean to study history at the start of the 21st century? This volume pays tribute to Carr's seminal enquiry while moving the debate into new territory, to ensure relevance for a new century of historical study.
“"Readers will find reliable and insightful information presented without recourse to jargon."--E.A. Breisach,Choice "If anyone were to provide an equivalent toWhat is History'for the early twenty-first century, it would surely be David Cannadine...as balanced as [it is] indispensible."--David Armitage, Columbia University "At last,What is History'gets the successor it deserves...extremely readable and highly stimulating."--Roy Porter, University College, London "[Cannadine] has assembled a distinguished team who convey, with spirit and lucidity, the scale and excitement of [historical] discovery."--The Sunday Telegraph "...should prove invaluable to graduate students and scholars..."--Claude Ury,History: Reviews of New Books "Both the sense of the past and the strudy of history have changed significantly since E.H.Carr asked the question What is History? The key word in this new book, stimulating and in places provocative, is Now. Various authors, drawing largely on their personal experiences as historians, explore the processes and implications of change."--Asa Briggs”
'...he has assembled a distinguished team who convey, with spirit and lucidity, the scale and excitement of discovery that 40 years of specialization has produced.' - Blair Worden, Sunday Telegraph
'...should prove invaluable to graduate students and scholars...' - Claude Ury, History: Reviews of New Books
'Readers will find reliable and insightful information presented without recourse to jargon.' - E. A. Breisach, Choice
Reviews of the Hardback edition:
'What is History? strongly influenced the generation of professional historians who came to maturity in the following decades. 'What is History Now?' presents a timely review of the debate forty years on and an expert examination of present trends and anxieties.' - Norman Davies
'What is History Now? presents the ideal solution to the dilemma of how to reappraise Carr's book without burying it. If anyone were to provide an equivalent to What is History? for the early twenty-first-century, it would surely be David Cannadine.' - David Armitage
'At last, What is History? gets the successor it deserves...extremely readable and highly stimulating.' - Roy Porter
'...destined to become a must-have text for today's history students.' - Tristram Hunt, BBC History Magazine
'[Cannadine] has assembled a distinguished team who convey, with spirit and lucidity, the scale and excitement of [historical] discovery.' - Blair Worden, The Sunday Telegraph
DAVID CANNADINE is Director of the Institute for Historical Research at the University of London, having returned to England from a Chair in History at Columbia University. His many books include The Pleasures of the Past, History in our Time, The Rise and Fall of Class in Britain and Ornamentalism: How the British Saw their Empire. He edits the journals Historical Research and Reviews in History.
'Destined to become a must-have text for today's history students' - Tristram Hunt 'What is History Now? presents the ideal solution to the dilemma of how to reappraise Carr's book without burying it. If anyone were to provide an equivalent to What is History? for the early 21st century, it would surely be David Cannadine.' - David Armitage 'At last, What is History? gets the successor it deserves. . . . extremely readable and highly stimulating.' - Roy Porter 'What is History? strongly influenced the generation of professional historians who came to maturity in the following decades. What is History Now? presents a timely review of the debate forty years on and an expert examination of present trends and anxieties.' - Norman Davies 'The key word in this new book, stimulating and in places provocative, is Now. Various authors, drawing largely on their personal experiences as historians, explore the processes and implications of change.' - Asa Briggs
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