The Undivided Past by David Cannadine
Shows how so much of the writing of history has been driven by a fatal desire to dramatize differences - to create an 'us versus them'. This book appeals to common humanity.
Highly intelligent, stimulating, occasionally provocative and enormous fun to read -- Philip Ziegler * Spectator BOOKS OF THE YEAR *
An impassioned plea.. for an understanding of the past that finds its focus in our age-old conversations and collaborations, rather than in conflict ... The Undivided Past should earn applause -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent *
Sir David Cannadine is a distinguished historian; his new book ... is of enormous value. It should be heard in every think tank, madrassa, history workshop and sixth form and should guide the utterances of statesmen -- Hugh Brogan * History Today *
This collection winningly combines history, politics, and contemporary culture in a refreshingly optimistic manner -- Tristram Hunt * BBC History Magazine *
A plea for us to stop seeing the past in terms of conflict rather than communality -- Melissa Katsoulis * Telegraph *
Elegantly written and stimulating -- David Priestland * Guardian *
[Cannadine's] main purpose is to exhort us to overcome our differences ... to concentrate on exploring what brings us together -- Mark Mazower * Financial Times *
Ambitious and wide-ranging ... an interesting and informative read * Good Book Review *
Cannadine writes as engagingly and fluently as ever -- Richard Overy * New Statesman *
Known for a streak of iconoclastic originality ... Cannadine is always worth reading -- Jeffrey Collins * Times Literary Supplement *
Controversial but stimulating * Financial Times *
Has to be admired in terms of the breadth of its scope, its style and its study of the engagement and interaction between the big ideas and histories of the West and the stories of transcendence and interaction * International Affairs *
An impassioned plea.. for an understanding of the past that finds its focus in our age-old conversations and collaborations, rather than in conflict ... The Undivided Past should earn applause -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent *
Sir David Cannadine is a distinguished historian; his new book ... is of enormous value. It should be heard in every think tank, madrassa, history workshop and sixth form and should guide the utterances of statesmen -- Hugh Brogan * History Today *
This collection winningly combines history, politics, and contemporary culture in a refreshingly optimistic manner -- Tristram Hunt * BBC History Magazine *
A plea for us to stop seeing the past in terms of conflict rather than communality -- Melissa Katsoulis * Telegraph *
Elegantly written and stimulating -- David Priestland * Guardian *
[Cannadine's] main purpose is to exhort us to overcome our differences ... to concentrate on exploring what brings us together -- Mark Mazower * Financial Times *
Ambitious and wide-ranging ... an interesting and informative read * Good Book Review *
Cannadine writes as engagingly and fluently as ever -- Richard Overy * New Statesman *
Known for a streak of iconoclastic originality ... Cannadine is always worth reading -- Jeffrey Collins * Times Literary Supplement *
Controversial but stimulating * Financial Times *
Has to be admired in terms of the breadth of its scope, its style and its study of the engagement and interaction between the big ideas and histories of the West and the stories of transcendence and interaction * International Affairs *
Sir David Cannadine is Chair of the National Portrait Gallery, Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University and General Editor of the Penguin History of Europe and Penguin History of Britain. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Chair of the Blue Plaques Committee. His major books include The Rise and Fall of the British Aristocracy, Ornamentalism and Mellon: A Life. He is currently writing the Penguin history of Victorian Britain. He has previously taught at Cambridge, Columbia and London universities.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846141324 |
| ISBN 10 | 184614132X |
| Title | The Undivided Past |
| Author | David Cannadine |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-03-19 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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