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Modern relativism and postmodern thought in culture and language challenge the 'truth' of history. This book considers how all historians, confined by the conce

"A fascinating historiographical essay. . . . An unusually lucid and inclusive explication of what it ultimately at stake in the culture wars over the nature, g

Like scholars in other fields, historians have long occupied themselves in self-justification. In a society which calibrates all measures by a single standard,

This volume offers the reader information on scientific discoveries from early man to World War II, offering a view of world events.

How did we find ourselves in a "post-truth" world of "alternative facts"? And can we get out of it? A Short History of Truth sets out to answer these questions