In A Brief History of History, acclaimed historian Jeremy Black seeks to revitalize and redefine our ideas about history. The stories we tell about the past are a crucial aspect of all cultures. However, while the traditional process of storytelling (what we consider 'history' in the proper sense) is useful, it is also misleading, not least because it leads to the repetition of bias and misinformation. Jeremy Black suggests that the conventional idea of history and historians is constructed too simplistically, as it fails to address the broad nature of lived experience. By focusing on a singular idea or story within the history being explored, we fail to grasp the interconnectivity of everyday experience. This book challenges the accepted norms of historical perspective and offers a view of human history that will surprise many and, perhaps, infuriate others. But, above all, it is a historian's history written for the present day, a time when the traditional Eurocentric approach to history now seems wholly inappropriate.
In A Brief History of History, acclaimed historian Jeremy Black seeks to revitalize and redefine our ideas about history. The stories we tell about the past are a crucial aspect of all cultures. However, while the traditional process of storytelling (what we consider 'history' in the proper sense) is useful, it is also misleading, not least because it leads to the repetition of bias and misinformation. Jeremy Black suggests that the conventional idea of history and historians is constructed too simplistically, as it fails to address the broad nature of lived experience. By focusing on a singular idea or story within the history being explored, we fail to grasp the interconnectivity of everyday experience. This book challenges the accepted norms of historical perspective and offers a view of human history that will surprise many and, perhaps, infuriate others. But, above all, it is a historian's history written for the present day, a time when the traditional Eurocentric approach to history now seems wholly inappropriate.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9788415462989 |
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Publisher: | Editorial Almuzara |
Publication date: | 08/20/2024 |
Edition description: | Spanish-language Edition |
Pages: | 656 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d) |
Language: | Spanish |