'Destined to become a must-have text for today's
history students'
- Tristram Hunt
'What is History Now? presents the ideal solution to
the dilemma of how to reappraise Carr's book without burying it. If anyone were to provide an equivalent to What is History? for the early 21st century, it would surely be David Cannadine.'
- David Armitage
'At last, What is History? gets the successor it deserves. . . . extremely readable and highly stimulating.'
- Roy Porter
'What is History? strongly influenced the generation of professional historians who came to maturity in the following decades. What is History Now? presents a timely review of the debate forty years on and an expert examination of present trends and anxieties.'
- Norman Davies
'The key word in this new book, stimulating and in places provocative, is Now. Various authors, drawing largely on their personal experiences as historians, explore the processes and implications of change.'
- Asa Briggs
'...he has assembled a distinguished team who convey, with spirit and lucidity, the scale and excitement of discovery that 40 years of specialization has produced.' - Blair Worden, Sunday Telegraph
'...should prove invaluable to graduate students and scholars...' - Claude Ury, History: Reviews of New Books
'Readers will find reliable and insightful information presented without recourse to jargon.' - E. A. Breisach, Choice
Reviews of the Hardback edition:
'What is History? strongly influenced the generation of professional historians who came to maturity in the following decades. 'What is History Now?' presents a timely review of the debate forty years on and an expert examination of present trends and anxieties.' - Norman Davies
'What is History Now? presents the ideal solution to the dilemma of how to reappraise Carr's book without burying it. If anyone were to provide an equivalent to What is History? for the early twenty-first-century, it would surely be David Cannadine.' - David Armitage
'At last, What is History? gets the successor it deserves...extremely readable and highly stimulating.' - Roy Porter
'...destined to become a must-have text for today's history students.' - Tristram Hunt, BBC History Magazine
'[Cannadine] has assembled a distinguished team who convey, with spirit and lucidity, the scale and excitement of [historical] discovery.' - Blair Worden, The Sunday Telegraph
Introduction; D.Cannadine
E.H.Carr and What is History?; R.J.Evans
What is Social History Now?; P.Cartledge
What is Intellectual History Now?; A.Brett
What is Imperial History Now?; L.Colley
What is Political History Now?; S.Pedersen
What is Religious History Now?; O.Hufton
What is Cultural History Now?; M.Rubin
What is Gender History Now?; A.K.Harris
What is History Now?; F.F.Armesto
DAVID CANNADINE is Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Professor of British History at the University of London. His many books include The Pleasures of the Past, History in our Time, The Rise and Fall of Class in Britain and Ornamentalism: How the British Saw their Empire.
Description
'Destined to become a must-have text for today's
history students'
- Tristram Hunt
'What is History Now? presents the ideal solution to
the dilemma of how to reappraise Carr's book without burying it. If anyone were to provide an equivalent to What is History? for the early 21st century, it would surely be David Cannadine.'
- David Armitage
'At last, What is History? gets the successor it deserves. . . . extremely readable and highly stimulating.'
- Roy Porter
'What is History? strongly influenced the generation of professional historians who came to maturity in the following decades. What is History Now? presents a timely review of the debate forty years on and an expert examination of present trends and anxieties.'
- Norman Davies
'The key word in this new book, stimulating and in places provocative, is Now. Various authors, drawing largely on their personal experiences as historians, explore the processes and implications of change.'
- Asa Briggs
Reviews
'...he has assembled a distinguished team who convey, with spirit and lucidity, the scale and excitement of discovery that 40 years of specialization has produced.' - Blair Worden, Sunday Telegraph
'...should prove invaluable to graduate students and scholars...' - Claude Ury, History: Reviews of New Books
'Readers will find reliable and insightful information presented without recourse to jargon.' - E. A. Breisach, Choice
Reviews of the Hardback edition:
'What is History? strongly influenced the generation of professional historians who came to maturity in the following decades. 'What is History Now?' presents a timely review of the debate forty years on and an expert examination of present trends and anxieties.' - Norman Davies
'What is History Now? presents the ideal solution to the dilemma of how to reappraise Carr's book without burying it. If anyone were to provide an equivalent to What is History? for the early twenty-first-century, it would surely be David Cannadine.' - David Armitage
'At last, What is History? gets the successor it deserves...extremely readable and highly stimulating.' - Roy Porter
'...destined to become a must-have text for today's history students.' - Tristram Hunt, BBC History Magazine
'[Cannadine] has assembled a distinguished team who convey, with spirit and lucidity, the scale and excitement of [historical] discovery.' - Blair Worden, The Sunday Telegraph
Contents
Introduction; D.Cannadine
E.H.Carr and What is History?; R.J.Evans
What is Social History Now?; P.Cartledge
What is Intellectual History Now?; A.Brett
What is Imperial History Now?; L.Colley
What is Political History Now?; S.Pedersen
What is Religious History Now?; O.Hufton
What is Cultural History Now?; M.Rubin
What is Gender History Now?; A.K.Harris
What is History Now?; F.F.Armesto
Authors
DAVID CANNADINE is Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Professor of British History at the University of London. His many books include The Pleasures of the Past, History in our Time, The Rise and Fall of Class in Britain and Ornamentalism: How the British Saw their Empire.
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