Despite Everything, Still in Use

An Unending Dialogue Between the Past and the Present

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July 22nd 2015
In his influential 1961 book What Is History? the British historian E.H. Carr put forth several bold arguments about history as a field of scholarly inquiry. It was a provocative book in its time; I read it as an undergraduate but not because it was on any reading list. One of its premises is that there is no such thing as truly objective history, because the historian is alwa ... read more

Europe » Poland » Masovia

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Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of ... ... read more