Practicing History: Selected Essays - Hardcover

Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394520866 ISBN 13: 9780394520865

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1981

Synopsis

Celebrated for bringing a personal touch to history in her Pulitzer Prize–winning epicThe Guns of August and other classic books, Barbara W. Tuchman reflects on world events and the historian’s craft in these perceptive, essential essays.

From thoughtful pieces on the historian’s role to striking insights into America’s past and present to trenchant observations on the international scene, Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees. Spanning more than four decades of writing in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Harper’s, The Nation,and The Saturday Evening Post, Tuchman weighs in on a range of eclectic topics, from Israel and Mao Tse-tung to a Freudian reading of Woodrow Wilson. This is a splendid body of work, the story of a lifetime spent “practicing history.”

Praise for Practicing History

“Persuades and enthralls . . . I can think of no better primer for the nonexpert who wishes to learn history.”—Chicago Sun-Times

“Provocative, consistent, and beautifully readable, an event not to be missed by history buffs.”—Baltimore Sun

“A delight to read.”—The New York Times Book Review

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" Persuades and Enthralls...I can think of no better primer for the nonexpert who wishes to learn history." -- Chicago Sun-Times
" Provocative, Consistent, and Beautifully Readable, an event not to be missed by history buffs." -- The Baltimore Sun

"Persuades and Enthralls...I can think of no better primer for the nonexpert who wishes to learn history." -- Chicago Sun-Times

"Provocative, Consistent, and Beautifully Readable, an event not to be missed by history buffs." -- The Baltimore Sun

Persuades and enthralls . . . I can think of no better primer for the nonexpert who wishes to learn history. Chicago Sun-Times

Provocative, consistent, and beautifully readable, an event not to be missed by history buffs. Baltimore Sun

A delight to read. The New York Times Book Review"

"Persuades and enthralls . . . I can think of no better primer for the nonexpert who wishes to learn history."--Chicago Sun-Times

"Provocative, consistent, and beautifully readable, an event not to be missed by history buffs."--Baltimore Sun

"A delight to read."--The New York Times Book Review

-Persuades and enthralls . . . I can think of no better primer for the nonexpert who wishes to learn history.---Chicago Sun-Times

-Provocative, consistent, and beautifully readable, an event not to be missed by history buffs.---Baltimore Sun

-A delight to read.---The New York Times Book Review

About the Author

Barbara W. Tuchman (1912-1989) achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmermann Telegram and international fame with The Guns of August--a huge bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her other works include Bible and Sword, The Proud Tower, Stilwell and the American Experience in China (for which Tuchman was awarded a second Pulitzer Prize), Notes from China, A Distant Mirror, Practicing History, The March of Folly, and The First Salute.

Edition details

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0394520866
• ISBN 13: 9780394520865
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1