Overview
An experienced, multifaceted historian shows how revisionist history is at the heart of creating historical knowledge.History is not, and has never been, inert, certain, merely factual, and beyond reinterpretation. Taking readers from Thucydides to the origin of the French Revolution to the Civil War and beyond, James M. Banner, Jr. explores what historians do and why they do it. Banner shows why historical knowledge is unlikely ever to be unchanging, why history as a branch of knowledge is always a search for meaning and a constant source of argument, and why history is so essential to individuals' awareness of their location in the world and to every group and nation's sense of identity and destiny. He explains why all historians are revisionists while they seek to more fully understand the past, and how they always bring their distinct minds, dispositions, perspectives, and purposes to bear on the subjects they study.
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Author: James M Banner ,
Bob Souer
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
Edition: Library Edition
ISBN: 9798200164585
Publication Date: 16 March 2021
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A rallying cry in favor of historians who, revisiting past subjects, change their minds. -- Kirkus Reviews As James Banner explains in this clear analysis, all good history is 'revisionist history' because it is written from the perspective of the ever-changing present to tell us how that present evolved over the past. -- James M. McPherson, New York Times bestselling author
"A rallying cry in favor of historians who, revisiting past subjects, change their minds. -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" As James Banner explains in this clear analysis, all good history is 'revisionist history' because it is written from the perspective of the ever-changing present to tell us how that present evolved over the past. -- ""James M. McPherson, New York Times bestselling author"""
Author Information
James M. Banner, Jr., is the author of many books, including The Elements of Teaching. Most recently, he is editor of Presidential Misconduct: From George Washington to Today. A founder of the National History Center of the American Historical Association, he lives in Washington DC. Bob Souer is a full-time professional storyteller, voice actor, and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. He has narrated broadcast and nonbroadcast projects for corporations and ministries across North America. His voice has been heard on PBS, the History Channel, the Military Channel, and many other networks. He has also narrated radio and television programs for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, D. James Kennedy Ministries, SIM, and Compassion International.
