What Is History?
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"What Is History?" is a highly influential 1961 historiographical work by E. H. Carr that examines the nature of historical facts, objectivity, and the relationship between historians and the past.
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| What Is History? canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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historiographical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history
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philosophy ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | view of facts as independent of interpretation ⓘ |
| author | E. H. Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | George Macaulay Trevelyan Lectures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThesis |
complete objectivity in history is unattainable
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historical facts are selected and interpreted by historians ⓘ history is a dialogue between the present and the past ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticized | positivist concept of historical facts ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| genre |
historiography
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasEdition | second edition with new introduction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780140135848 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chapter 1: The Historian and His Facts
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Chapter 2: Society and the Individual ⓘ Chapter 3: History, Science and Morality ⓘ Chapter 4: Causation in History ⓘ Chapter 5: History as Progress ⓘ Chapter 6: The Widening Horizon ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a classic of historiography ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on historical objectivity
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late 20th-century historiography ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general educated readers
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historians ⓘ students of history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lectureSeriesLocation | University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of empiricist views of history
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emphasis on the historian’s role in constructing narratives ⓘ impact on history education ⓘ |
| proposes | history as a process of continuous reinterpretation ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
historical methodology
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historiographical theory ⓘ nature of historical facts ⓘ objectivity in history ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ relationship between historian and past ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
19th century historiography
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20th century historiography ⓘ |
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E. H. Carr