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15 ways to rethink History (with a big H)
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1. The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte by Karl Marx

The list author says:
	"Perhaps Marx's finest literary tract. An exposition of the nature of historical-materialism that has perhaps never been surpassed. Shows how we live in a time of extended farce."

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2. Dialectic of Enlightenment (Verso Classics) by Theodor W. Adorno

The list author says:
	"Difficult and terse. But this work in many ways highlighted the key historical problems that would haunt post-Nazi Europe: instrumental reason, autonomy & subjectivity."

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3. Gender and the Politics of History (Gender and Culture Series) by Joan Wallach Scott

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	"Wallach Scott is one of the towering figures of American historical enquiry. This book unearths the complex relationship between gender and the human organisation of society through work and politics."

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4. Power / Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-77 by Foucault

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	"This collection introduces some key lectures on the late Foucault's problematization of power, subjectivity and knowledge. Radically alters your view of society. Especially his lecture on sovereignty."

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5. Introduction to the Lectures on the History of Philosophy by G. W. F. Hegel

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	"An extremely difficult read. But nobody has ever formulated as powerful a conception of the relationship between historical change and human society. Inescapable."

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6. The Names of History: On the Poetics of Knowledge by Hayden V. White

The list author says:
	"Ranciere dissects our understanding of historical subjects by revealing the underlying presumptions of place, order and who can speak within society. Difficult but thrilling."

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7. The End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama

The list author says:
	"Hard to agree with any of this guy's (Kojevian) ideas. But important if you want to understand why many in the US feel they have a mission to maraud around the globe civilising us all!"

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8. History at the Limit of World-history (Italian Academy Lectures) by Ranajit Guha

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	"An inspiring investigation into the relationship between 'History' and imperial subjectivity. A post-colonial manifesto."

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9. The Poverty of Theory and Other Essays by E.P. Thompson

The list author says:
	"A tonic for those at a loss with continental jargon. One of Britain's finest historians (and Marxists) takes on Althusserianism and other issues of central importance to Marxian historical studies."

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10. The Poverty of Historicism (Routledge Classics) by Karl Popper

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	"Extremely influential among Anglo-analytical theorists of history. However it seems to convince by missing the importance of those texts he maligns."

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11. The Whig Interpretation of History by H Butterfield

The list author says:
	"A philippic against those (like Fukuyama above) who proclaim that they have uncovered the 'direction/meaning' of history. especially important vis � vis today's international climate! A must read."

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12. The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides

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	"Thucydides' importance for historical thought is undeniable. But his legacy has been increasingly taken up by neo-conservatives bent on justifying neo-imperialism. A close reading is essential."

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13. Humanism and Democratic Criticism (Columbia Themes in Philosophy) by EW Said

The list author says:
	"Said's strength lies in combining a ferocious criticism with his own gentle elegance. These final lectures appeal for a philological humanism that might restore dignity to those who history discards."

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14. On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life: Thoughts Out of Season Pt. 2 by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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	"Short, brilliant and thought provoking. A dramatic lecture on the nature of history from the genial-mad-nihilist."

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15. Critique of Dialectical Reason: v. 1 by Jean-Paul Sartre

The list author says:
	"Last but NOT least. Sartre's critique attempted to reconcile his Existentialist philosophy with his commitment to what he conceived as the one true philosophy: Marxism. Did he succeed?"