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the guide to historical resources • Issue 2: What is History? •


What is History?

A portrait of Henry Ford

History is more or less bunk...the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today - Henry Ford (1863-1947)

Book Reviews

Reviews in History is an electronic publication which reviews and reappraises significant work in all fields of historical interest, covering the principal areas of the subject as taught in institutions of higher education. The reviews listed below relate to the theory and practice of history.

A Woman in History: Eileen Power, 1889-1940

by Maxine Berg
Review by Dr. Helen Mellor
Maxine Berg's response

Troublemaker: the Life and History of A.J.P. Taylor

by Professor Kathleen Burk
Review by Paul Addison
Kathleen Burk's response

What is History?

by E.H. Carr (1892-1982)
A reappraisal by Professor Alun Munslow

In Defence of History

by Professor Richard J Evans
Review by Professor Anthony Easthope
Professor Richard J Evans's response to his critics
A response by Dr. Diane Purkiss
A further response Dr. Diane Purkiss

Conditions of Liberty: Civil Society and its Rivals
Anthropology and Politics: Revolutions in the Sacred Grove

(two books) by Ernest Gellner
Review by Professor Alan Macfarlane

The Logic of the History of Ideas

by Ernest Gellner
Review by Professor Alun Munslow
Mark Bevir's response

An Engagement with Postmodern Foes, Literary Theorists and Friends on the Borders with History

(a review of a series of books about postmodernism and history)
Review by Professor Patrick K. O'Brien
Professor Alun Munslow's response

E.H. Carr: A Critical Appraisal

by Michael Cox
Review by Professor Alun Munslow

The New Nature of History: Knowledge, Evidence, Language

by Professor Arthur Marwick
Review by Professor Alun Munslow
Professor Arthur Marwick's response

History in Practice

by Paula Bartley
Review by Dr Simon Ditchfield
Professor Ludmilla Jordanova's response

Conditions of Liberty: Civil Society and its Rivals
and
Anthropology and Politics: Revolutions in the Sacred Grove

by Ernest Gellner
Review by Professor Alan Macfarlane

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