Altered pasts : counterfactuals in history

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Altered pasts : counterfactuals in history

Title remainder

counterfactuals in history

Statement of responsibility

Richard J. Evans

Creator

• Evans, Richard J

Subject

• Historiography -- Political aspects -- Great Britain
• History -- Philosophy
• Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
• Right and left (Political science) -- Great Britain
• Imaginary histories

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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• Menahem Stern Jerusalem lectures

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Provided by Publisher

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DLC

Dewey number

941.08

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

The Menahem Stern Jerusalem lectures