Product Description

Engaging and challenging, this extensively revised key text of current historiography confronts the 'histories' that exist and have existed around the world, from the Zulu kingdoms to Communist China.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #518382 in Books
• Published on: 2003-08-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Review
'Part of the necessary function of history is that, in advancing understanding of the past, it challenges and deflates myths, while at the same time explaining their origins and significance. This is conclusively demonstrated in Marc Ferro's study of the way in which history is taught around the world.' - Arthur Marwick, author of The New Nature of History

'Marc Ferro is remarkable in writing history enjoyed both by scholars and by people curious about the world in which they live and its past.' - Natalie Zemon Davis

From the Back Cover

‘Marc Ferro is remarkable in writing history enjoyed both by scholars and by people curious about the world in which they live and its past.’ – Natalie Zemon Davis

This is a book for anyone interested in history, what it is and where it comes from. Engaging and challenging, it confronts us with the many ‘histories’ that exist and have existed around the world, from the Zulu kingdoms to Communist China. A pioneer in its field that has become a key text of contemporary historiography, this is a book that poses fundamental and disturbing questions about the use and abuse of history. First published in English: 1984.

About the Author
Marc Ferro (1924-) President of the Association of Research at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and co-director of the prestigious French review Annales.