HEX Constructing History Philosophies and Historians

in defence of history

1997 richard evans

lipstadt v irving trial

2000

hitler's war

1977

people adapt their memories to suit their sufferings

thucydides

para 1

empiricism

para 2

revisionism

para 3

popular history

para 4

postmodernism

para 5

contextual/authorial influence

the english revolution

1640 christopher hill

gave voice to "those whom few listened to"

eric hobsbawm

wrote to "adapt to accommodate fresh evidence"

martin gilbert

lee

2023 kate winslett

the return of martin guerre

1983 nzd

rigorously researching marginalised archives, "criminal and judicial records, welfare rolls, militia lists"

natalie zemon davis

postmodernism is that "a single truth or meaning cannot exist"

jacques derrida

the killing of history

keith windschuttle

"losing touch with historical rigor in a post-truth political climate threatens democracy

richard j. evans jaipur

the 1776 commission aimed to 'promote political education' and counter 'anti-american' narratives

1776 commission donald trump

"history is an unending dialogue between the past and the present"

e.h. carr

trees that the gods bring low with bolts and thunder

herodotus