"Death Of The Past" from: AUD$48.99
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Death Of The Past Description: In this book, J.H. Plumb investigates the way that humankind has, since the beginning of recorded time, molded the past to give sanction to their institutions of government, their social structure and morality. The past has also been called upon to explain the nature of our destiny in order both to strengthen the objectives of society and to reconcile us to our lot. J.H. Plumb questions this sanction of the past, the force that it has on our sense of destiny and its relevance to our own times. This classic text is now reissued with a new introduction by Niall Ferguson, placing it within a contemporary context, and with a new foreword by the eminent historian Simon Schama, a former student of J.H.Plumb himself.... Read More about the "Death Of The Past" on the The Nile Book Store Website
"On History And Other Essays" from: AUD$37.49
Liberty Fund
On History And Other Essays Description: In five essays, including three on historiography, one of the greatest minds in English political thought in the twentieth century explores themes central to the human experience: the nature of history, the rule of law, and the quest for power that is intrinsic to the human condition. Michael Oakeshott believed, as Timothy Fuller observes, that the historian`s effort to understand the past without ulterior motive is the effort which distinguishes the historian as historian from all who examine the past for the guidance they expect it to provide about practical concerns.... Read More about the "On History And Other Essays" on the The Nile Book Store Website
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"The Dawn Of Universal History" from: AUD$49.49
THE PERSEUS BOOKS GROUP
The Dawn Of Universal History Description: This comprehensive anthology of newly translated writings presents some of Aron`s most important essays in 20th-century intellectual history and political commentary.... Read More about the "The Dawn Of Universal History" on the The Nile Book Store Website
"What Is History?" from: AUD$23.49
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
What Is History? Description: To mark the 40th anniversary of this text, this updated volume reviews the state of the discipline at the beginning of the 21st century. Renowned scholars ask and seek to answer Carr`s question for a new generation of historians: what does it mean to study history at the start of the 21st century?... Read More about the "What Is History?" on the The Nile Book Store Website
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