What Is History?: With a New Introduction by Richard J. Evans (Paperback)

from LynnB

This is a philosophical look at history and historians. The book is based on a series of lectures, so it has an easy to read style. Mr. Carr raises some interesting points about objectivity in historical writings, the nature of facts vs. truth and the links between the past and the future.

from kslade

Interesting book on History that I read back when I changed my college major from English to History, '82? Don't remember much but it did not keep me from that major, so it must have been OK.

from LynnB

This is a philosophical look at history and historians. The book is based on a series of lectures, so it has an easy to read style. Mr. Carr raises some interesting points about objectivity in historical writings, the nature of facts vs. truth and the links between the past and the future.

from msaucier818

This was the definition of a dry read. I read this for a graduate class, and my purpose in reading the book was to try and develop an understanding of how we think about research and the past. I did feel like the book made me examine how historians look at the past, I don't think there was anythi...

from antiquary

It puzzles me that Carr was taken so seriously as a "distinguished historian" in British academic circles, considering that he spent the first part of his career championing appeasement of Germany and much of the rest admiring Stalin.