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Histories of Nations : How Their Identities Were Forged by Peter Furtado (2019, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherThames & Hudson
ISBN-100500293007
ISBN-139780500293003
eBay Product ID (ePID)8038306445
Product Key Features
Book TitleHistories of Nations : How Their Identities Were Forged
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicGeneral, World
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreHistory
AuthorPeter Furtado
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight9 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-945309
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal909
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisHow do writers and citizens in the different countries of the world view their own past? What key events and influences shaped those perspectives? And how accurate are the views of foreign commentators? Here, leading writers and scholars from twenty-eight countries give thoughtful, engaging accounts of their own nation's history. Their diverse and wide-ranging narratives offer a unique lens through which to view the modern world., Now in paperback, thisglobal bestseller is anengaging and informativeread on the history of adiverse array of countries., Global histories tend to be written from the limited viewpoint of a single author and a single perspective, which results in an inevitable bias. In this book, however, twenty-eight different writers and scholars from around the world contribute, giving engaging, often passionate accounts of their own nation's history. The countries featured in Histories of Nations have been selected to represent every continent and type of state: large and small; mature democracies and religious autocracies; states that have existed for thousands of years and those born as recently as the twentieth century. Each of these countries has a different relationship with history. In the United States, for example, the myth of the nation's "historylessness" remains strong, but in China history is seen to play a crucial role in legitimizing three thousand years of imperial authority. "History wars" over the content of textbooks rage in countries as diverse as Australia, Russia, and Japan. Some countries, such as Iran or Egypt, are blessed--or cursed--with a glorious ancient history that the present cannot equal; others, such as Germany, must find ways of approaching and reconciling the pain of the recent past. Original, thought-provoking, and handy in its new paperback format, Histories of Nations is a crucial primer for the Global Age.
LC Classification NumberD22
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