What is History?A philosophical interpretation of history, examining the significance of historical study as a science and a reflection of social values. |
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The writing is added to , subtracted from , re - shaped , cancelled , as I go on reading . The reading is guided and directed and made fruitful by the writing : the more I write , the more I know what I am looking for , the better I ...
The writing is added to , subtracted from , re - shaped , cancelled , as I go on reading . The reading is guided and directed and made fruitful by the writing : the more I write , the more I know what I am looking for , the better I ...
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There is no more significant pointer to the character of a society than the kind of history it writes or fails to write . Geyl , the Dutch historian , in his fascinating monograph translated into English under the title Napoleon : For ...
There is no more significant pointer to the character of a society than the kind of history it writes or fails to write . Geyl , the Dutch historian , in his fascinating monograph translated into English under the title Napoleon : For ...
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To Lytton Strachey , " writes Professor Trevor - Roper , " his- torical problems were always , and only ... No- body is obliged to write or read history ; and excellent books can be written about the past which are not history .
To Lytton Strachey , " writes Professor Trevor - Roper , " his- torical problems were always , and only ... No- body is obliged to write or read history ; and excellent books can be written about the past which are not history .
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