Histories of nations : how their identities were forged
2017
Books
Find it!
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 writer's 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 world's 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.
Main title:
Histories of nations : how their identities were forged / edited by Peter Furtado.
AUTHOR:
Edition:
First compact edition.
Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2017.
Collation:
272 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2012."With 29 illustrations" --title page.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780500293003
Dewey class:
909
Language:
English
Added title:
Subject:
More Information:
Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
---|---|---|---|
Brighton Library | History | 909 HIS | Available |