| History and Revolution: Refuting Revisionism Contributor(s): Haynes, Mike (Editor), Wolfreys, Jim (Editor), Bensaid, Daniel (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1844671518 ISBN-13: 9781844671519 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2007 Annotation: In "History and Revolution," a group of respected historians confronts the conservative, revisionist trends in historical enquiry that have been dominant in the last twenty years. Ranging from an exploration of the English, French, and Russian revolutions and their treatment by revisionist historiography, to the debates and themes arising from attempts to downplay revolution's role in history, "History and Revolution" also engages with several prominent revisionist historians, including Orlando Figes, Conrad Russell and Simon Schama. Contributors include Daniel Bensaid, Geoff Eley, Marc Ferro, Florence Gauthier, Geoff Kennedy, Lars Lih and Enzo Traverso. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Revolutionary - History | Historiography - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 303.64 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.34" W x 9.21" (0.77 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In History and Revolution, a group of respected historians confronts the conservative, revisionist trends in historical enquiry that have been dominant in the last twenty years. Ranging from an exploration of the English, French, and Russian revolutions and their treatment by revisionist historiography, to the debates and themes arising from attempts to downplay revolution's role in history, History and Revolution also engages with several prominent revisionist historians, including Orlando Figes, Conrad Russell and Simon Schama. This important book shows the inability of revisionism to explain why millions are moved to act in defence of political causes, and why specific political currents emerge, and is a significant reassertion of the concept of revolution in human development. |