Histories of Nations: How Their Identities Were Forged
By Peter Furtado.
Description
Now in paperback, this global bestseller is an engaging and informative read on the history of a diverse array of countries.Global histories tend to be written from the limited viewpoint of a single author and a single perspective, which results in an inevitable bias. In this book, however, twenty-eight different writers and scholars from around the world contribute, giving engaging, often passionate accounts of their own nation’s history.The countries featured in Histories of Nations have been selected to represent every continent and type of state: large and small; mature democracie...
ISBN(s)
9780500293003