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Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (29 Nov 1990)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0140135847
ISBN-13: 978-0140135848
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm

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Carr, now proves himself to be ... one of the most valuable contributors to historical theory. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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'As a lively challenging view of the purpose of historical enquiry and the role of historian ...What is History? has yet to be bettered.' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars thought provoking - even if you don't agree., 16 Jul 2000

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Anyone interested in the (currently much disputed) philosophical issues surrounding the study of history should read this one. Carr doesn't sit on the fence - instead makes his position clear and with a refreshingly simple and easy (though nontheless articulate) use of language which is sadly missing from other work in this area of discussion.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic of Historiography, 13 Aug 2007

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This review is from: What is History? with a new Introduction by Richard J Evans (Hardcover)

I have always been interested in the theoretical side of history and this remains one of the best books to start with. It has been a few years since I was at University, but this used to be a set text for first year undergraduates, in order to give them some understanding of the 'history of history'. Carr's text is highly readable and his analogies very useful - ie. thinking of historians as merely individuals in a very long, winding procession of people through a mountainous valley - looking back at events going on further back in the queue, their views differing according to whereabouts in the procession he or she was at the time. Still a great starting point for an often complex subject.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking, 30 Jan 2001

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Very intuitive and inspiring. Carr manages to raise questions of many a historian, and concludes by providing his own 'philosophical' slant on the answers. Worth reading if one wishes to broaden their understanding.

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