History and the human condition
Subtitle: a historian's pursuit of knowledge
By: John Lukacs
Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Wilmington, DE
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9781610170659
Subjects: Historiography; Philosophy; Modern History; HISTORY / General; History
Description: "In what is likely to be the final word from one of the most accomplished historians of our time, History and the Human Condition presents John Lukacs's profound reflections on the very nature of history, the role of the historian, the limits of knowledge, and more. Guiding us on a quest for knowledge, Lukacs ranges far and wide over the past two centuries. The pursuit takes us from Alexis de Tocqueville to the atomic bomb, from the American frontier to the Cold War, from Hitler to Heisenberg. As an added bonus, this book features a complete bibliography of Lukacs's writings.Readers of History and the Human Condition will cherish this fascinating work by the man the Washington Times calls "one of the more incisive historians of the twentieth century." "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.