In Defence of History, Richard J. Evans animals you have about four thousand

you have about four thousand weeks on earth

where in 1929

The book concludes with the beginnings of the computer era and the seminal work of von Neumann

Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships

describing the world we touch as a fabric woven by relations

In Defence of History, Richard J. Evans animals you have about four thousandWritten at a time of scepticism about our ability to learn from the past, this work reveals why history is possible and necessary. Quashing the claims of postmodern historians who deny the possibility of any realistic grasp of history, Evans explains the dangers of losing a historical perspective.