{"product_id":"the-histories-of-nations-hardcover-by-peter-furtado","title":"The Histories of Nations Hardcover by Peter Furtado","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eThames and Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2013-03-05)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e320\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780500251812\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e1283.69\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e10.0 x 7.75 x 1.18\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty-eight intimate and unconventional autobiographies of the nation\/state, told by historians from their respective countries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlobal histories tend to be written from the narrow viewpoint of a\nsingle author and a single perspective, with the inevitable bias that it\nentails. But in this thought-provoking collection, twenty-eight writers\nand scholars give engaging, often passionate accounts of their own\nnation’s history. The countries have been selected to represent every\ncontinent and every type of state: large and small; mature democracies\nand religious autocracies; states that have existed for thousands of years\nand those born as recently as the twentieth century. Together they contain\ntwo-thirds of the world’s population.\nIn the United States, for example, the myth of the nation’s “historylessness”\nremains strong, but in China history is seen to play a crucial\nrole in legitimizing three thousand years of imperial authority. “History\nwars” over the content of textbooks rage in countries as diverse as\nAustralia, Russia, and Japan. Some countries, such as Iran or Egypt, are\nblessed—or cursed—with a glorious ancient history that the present\ncannot equal; others, such as Germany, must find ways of approaching\nand reconciling the pain of the recent past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Furtado\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eHistories of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHistory Day by Day\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGreat Cities Through Travelers’ Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the former editor of \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e, the world’s leading history magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45245316792481,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780500251812","price":56.7,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780500251812.jpg?v=1761572014","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-histories-of-nations-hardcover-by-peter-furtado","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}