The Resource Altered pasts : counterfactuals in history, Richard J. Evans
Altered pasts : counterfactuals in history, Richard J. Evans
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- Summary
- A bullet misses its target in Sarajevo, a would-be Austrian painter gets into the Viennese academy, Lord Halifax becomes British prime minister in 1940: seemingly minor twists of fate on which world-shaking events might have hinged. Alternative history has long been the stuff of parlour games, war-gaming and science fiction, but over the past few decades it has become a popular stomping ground for serious historians. Richard J. Evans now turns a critical, slightly jaundiced eye on the subject. Altered Pasts examines the intellectual fallout from historical counterfactuals. Most importantly, Evans takes counterfactual history seriously, looking at the insights, pitfalls and intellectual implications of changing one thread in the weave of history.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xviii, 150 pages
- Isbn
- 9781611685374
- Label
- Altered pasts : counterfactuals in history
- Title
- Altered pasts
- Title remainder
- counterfactuals in history
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard J. Evans
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A bullet misses its target in Sarajevo, a would-be Austrian painter gets into the Viennese academy, Lord Halifax becomes British prime minister in 1940: seemingly minor twists of fate on which world-shaking events might have hinged. Alternative history has long been the stuff of parlour games, war-gaming and science fiction, but over the past few decades it has become a popular stomping ground for serious historians. Richard J. Evans now turns a critical, slightly jaundiced eye on the subject. Altered Pasts examines the intellectual fallout from historical counterfactuals. Most importantly, Evans takes counterfactual history seriously, looking at the insights, pitfalls and intellectual implications of changing one thread in the weave of history.--
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Evans, Richard J
- Dewey number
- 941.08
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The Menahem Stern Jerusalem lectures
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Imaginary histories
- History
- Historiography
- Right and left (Political science)
- Great Britain
- Label
- Altered pasts : counterfactuals in history, Richard J. Evans
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-140) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- FIEb17529566
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xviii, 150 pages
- Isbn
- 9781611685374
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)861335156
- Label
- Altered pasts : counterfactuals in history, Richard J. Evans
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-140) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- FIEb17529566
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xviii, 150 pages
- Isbn
- 9781611685374
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)861335156
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