{"id":13683,"date":"2019-02-16T17:20:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T17:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=13683"},"modified":"2019-02-16T17:21:16","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T17:21:16","slug":"lynn-hunt-history-why-it-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=13683","title":{"rendered":"Lynn Hunt, \u201cHistory: Why it Matters\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Izdava\u010d Polity objavio je 2018. godine knjigu Lynn Hunt \u201cHistory: Why it Matters\u201d, povjesni\u010darke \u010dije su knjige prikazivane u hrvatskoj historiografiji, a preveden je i poznati zbornik koji je uredila \u201cNova kulturna historija\u201d (Zagreb 2001).<\/p>\n

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History: Why It Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lynn Hunt<\/p>\n

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March 2018| Polity| 140 Pages|<\/p>\n

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Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We justify our actions in the present through our understanding of the past. But we live in a time when politicians lie brazenly about historical facts and meddle with the content of history books, while media differ wildly in their reporting of the same event. Frequently, new discoveries force us to re-evaluate everything we thought we knew about the past.<\/p>\n

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So how can any certainty about history be established, and why does it matter? Lynn Hunt shows why the search for truth about the past, as a continual process of discovery, is vital for our societies. History has an essential role to play in ensuring honest presentation of evidence. In this way, it can foster humility about our present-day concerns, a critical attitude toward chauvinism, and an openness to other peoples and cultures. History, Hunt argues, is our best defense against tyranny.<\/p>\n

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Introducing Polity\u2019s Why It Matters<\/em> series; in these short and lively books, world-leading thinkers make the case for the importance of their subjects and aim to inspire a new generation of students.<\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lynn Hunt<\/strong> is Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA and the author of numerous popular and scholarly history books.<\/p>\n

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