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Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past
By Cohen, Richard
- ISBN
- 9781982195786
- Publisher
- S. & S.
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Starred Review on January 1, 2022 | Social Sciences
When Cohen (How To Write Like Tolstoy) was in school, his teacher was David Knowles, author of works on monasticism in medieval England. As scrupulous a historian as his mentor was, Cohen learned early that historians too have agendas: he contends that understanding a historian's ideology can help readers appreciate what's truly special in their work. This book, intended for the educated layperson, not academic specialists, is ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
