HISTORIES OF NATIONS: HOW THEIR IDENTITIES WERE FORGED (PB)

National history is a vital part of national self-definition. Most books on the history of the world try to impose a uniform narrative, written usually from a single writer’s point of view. This book is different: it presents 28 essays written by a leading historian as a ‘self-portrait’ of his or her native country. To understand the national and cultural differences that both enliven and endanger our world, we must understand different national viewpoints. Original and thought provoking, this is a crucial primer for the modern age.