I’m current reading John Tosh’s The Pursuit of History. The book provides a general introduction to the discipline of History. A few thoughts have captured my attention in many regards. First of all, Tosh reviews the main tenets of E. H. Carr’s work: “What is History,” in which he notes several important points. According to [...]
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“Human beings participate in history both as actors and narrators.” – Michel-Rolph Trouillot
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Words of introduction- Welcome to History Matters blog. This blog is created with the intention to research, discuss and study issues of the past. The blog’s basic purpose is to explore and analyze historical and philosophical ideologies that have shaped our world, society and human beings. It is hoped our study of various intellectual ideas [...]
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