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Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past
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- Condition
- Release Year
- 2022
- ISBN
- 9781982195786
- Book Title
- Making History : the Storytellers Who Shaped the Past
- Item Length
- 9.1in
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Civilization, Historiography, Historical
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 35.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 784 Pages
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A "supremely entertaining" ( The New Yorker ) exploration of who gets to record the world's history--from Julius Caesar to William Shakespeare to Ken Burns--and how their biases influence our understanding about the past. There are many stories we can spin about previous ages, but which accounts get told? And by whom? Is there even such a thing as "objective" history? In this "witty, wise, and elegant" ( The Spectator ), book, Richard Cohen reveals how professional historians and other equally significant witnesses, such as the writers of the Bible, novelists, and political propagandists, influence what becomes the accepted record. Cohen argues, for example, that some historians are practitioners of "Bad History" and twist reality to glorify themselves or their country. "Scholarly, lively, quotable, up-to-date, and fun" (Hilary Mantel, author of the bestselling Thomas Cromwell trilogy), Making History investigates the published works and private utterances of our greatest chroniclers to discover the agendas that informed their--and our--views of the world. From the origins of history writing, when such an activity itself seemed revolutionary, through to television and the digital age, Cohen brings captivating figures to vivid light, from Thucydides and Tacitus to Voltaire and Gibbon, Winston Churchill and Henry Louis Gates. Rich in complex truths and surprising anecdotes, the result is a revealing exploration of both the aims and art of history-making, one that will lead us to rethink how we learn about our past and about ourselves.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1982195789
ISBN-13
9781982195786
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8050402581
Product Key Features
Book Title
Making History : the Storytellers Who Shaped the Past
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Civilization, Historiography, Historical
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
784 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
35.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D13.C5895 2022
Reviews
What a brilliant achievement! Like all Richard Cohen's writing, The History Makers opens a dialogue with the reader--grave and witty, suave yet pointed, erudite yet engaging and full of energy. It has huge scope but never forfeits the telling detail. It is scholarly, lively, quotable, up-to-date, and fun., With meticulous research and riveting anecdotes, Richard Cohen has peeled back the hidden history behind those who record our past. He brilliantly shows how an extraordinary gallery of characters--from prodigies to charlatans, from ideologues to heroes--has exposed, shaped, and, at times, bent and even covered up the facts. In the process, Cohen has achieved what only the finest historians can: He has scrupulously and engagingly made history., What a grand, illuminating, and fun book! Richard Cohen takes us on a learned tour through the cacophony of history and of the characters who've told the stories that shape us. To understand who we are, we have to understand who we've been--and, as Cohen amply demonstrates, who has formed those understandings., Insightful, thought-provoking, and thoroughly researched. History lovers will find this exceptionally well-written book as insightful as it is a pleasure to read., Richard Cohen has written an utterly engaging love letter to history's hidden story tellers. Provocative, funny but scrupulously fair, The History Makers is a timely reminder that history doesn't write itself.
Lccn
2023-286097
Dewey Decimal
907.2/02
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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