What is History, by Edward Hallett Carr (smaller HC, 1965, $12, which is 1/3 the internet price.)
"A distinguished historian seeks to reconcile the doctrine of progress with the present state of the world in the light of modern concepts of determinism, accident, causation, objectivity, and the role of the individual in history."
The author "demonstrates that the way man sees history conditions his outlook on his own time and has an impact on his willingness and his ability of cope with the great questions concerning his future." (This last quote made more sense to me.)
Since this book costs $36 on the internet, it must be good, right?
Check it out and see. You can find it on the new non-fiction table, avail. 12/28.
(Later: phil.)
