| Historical Consciousness: The Remembered Past Contributor(s): Lukacs, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 156000732X ISBN-13: 9781560007326 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1994 Annotation: In this extraordinary analysis of the meaning of the remembered past, Lukacs discusses the evolution of historical consciousness since its first emergence about three centuries ago. Among the diverse subjects he examines are the endurance of national characteristics; the development of language, history, and democracy; public opinion; the problem of religious history; memory and time; history and physics; motives and causes; and the end of the Modern Age. In a new introduction, Lukacs comments on the continual decline of historical knowledge and the teaching of history. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Historiography - Medical | Home Care |
| Dewey: 901 |
| LCCN: 93048925 |
| Series: Contemporary Austrian Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6" W x 9" (1.61 lbs) 454 pages |
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| Publisher Description: One of the most important developments of Western civilization has been the growth of historical consciousness. Consciously or not, history has become a form of thought applied to every facet of human experience; every field of human action can be studied, described, or understood through its history. In this extraordinary analysis of the meaning of the remembered past, John Lukacs discusses the evolution of historical consciousness since its first emergence about three centuries ago. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lukacs, John: - John Lukacs is professor emeritus of history at Chestnut Hill College. He was also visiting professor at Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Princeton, and La Salle universities. He is the author of A Short History of the Twentieth Century, The Future of History, and The Legacy of the Second World War.
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