Histories of Nations: How Their Identities Were Forged - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0500293007 ISBN 13 : 9780500293003

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2017

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

National history is a vital part of national self-definition. Most books on the history of the world try to impose a uniform narrative, written usually from a single writers point of view. Histories of Nations is different: it presents 28 essays written by a leading historian as a self-portrait of his or her native country, defining the characteristics that embody its sense of nationhood. The countries have been selected to represent every continent and every type of state, large and small, and together they make up two-thirds of the worlds population. They range from mature democracies to religious autocracies and one-party states, from countries with a venerable history to those who only came into being in the 20th century. In order to get to grips with the national and cultural differences that both enliven and endanger our world, we need above all to understand different national viewpoints to read the always engaging and often passionate accounts given in this remarkable and unusual book.

Revue de presse

Immaculately edited and superbly illustrated --History Today

Bold and intriguing --BBC History Magazine

What a wonderful idea ... Peter Furtado is to be applauded for assembling such an impressive bunch of contributors ... If you want to gain a sense of what it means to be Greek, French, German, Egyptian or Ghanaian and of how the lessons of the past are always in flux and a constant source of debate then you could do a lot worse than making the excellent Histories of Nations your first port of call. --Geographical Magazine

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0500293007
• ISBN 13: 9780500293003
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Éditeur: Furtado Peter