Big Questions In History by Harriet Swain

What wins wars? Why do empires rise and fall? What makes a great leader? What causes nationalism? How do spiritual movements spread? These are questions in the forefront of our minds today but they meant just as much to people in the past. How did earlier generations tackle them? And how far can historians use the lessons of the past to help to find some answers? Drawing on examples ranging from ancient Greece to Tony Blair's Britain, leading historical thinkers address 20 of the really big questions that have been asked over the centuries about the course of human events. While Richard Evans asks what history is, Ian Kershaw considers how personality affects politics, Lisa Jardine looks at the impact of technology on social change, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto measures the influence of geography, David A. Bell assesses what causes nationalism and Colin Renfrew considers how civilisations develop.

Publisher:	Jonathan Cape
Year:	2005
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9780224072809
Condition:	Good
Description:	DJ. Minor foxing to page edges; owner's plate on end paper.

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SKU: 1593264
Location: History