Embracing Complexity - A Conversation with David Cannadine (eBook, ePUB)
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This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and eminent historian David Cannadine, Princeton University. This thoughtful conversation includes an examination of different aspects of the societal role of both history and historians while rejecting the simplifying distortions of the historical record that we are regularly presented with. David also provides behind-the-scenes insights into several of his bestselling books, including The Undivided Past: Humanity Beyond Our Differences. This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Imposing Order, and question...
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and eminent historian David Cannadine, Princeton University. This thoughtful conversation includes an examination of different aspects of the societal role of both history and historians while rejecting the simplifying distortions of the historical record that we are regularly presented with. David also provides behind-the-scenes insights into several of his bestselling books, including The Undivided Past: Humanity Beyond Our Differences. This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Imposing Order, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:I. Finding One's Historical Feet - Merging subjective and objectiveII. The Art of Biography - Trevelyan, Mellon, George V and moreIII. The Undivided Past - The origins of a deliberately provocative ventureIV. Transcending Parochialism - The value of historyV. Categorical Examinations - The utility of boxesVI. Historical Broadening - Changing practicesVII. What to Do, Part I - Advising presidents and educating PrincetoniansVIII. What to Do, Part II - Harnessing technologyIdeas Roadshow Conversations Series This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website: https://ideasroadshow.com/.
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