Question: Can anyone claim to be the owner of “truth” in the writing of history?
Answer: History is the study of the past events and of nations cultures. This study is based on dates and facts. For example it is a historical fact that the First World War started in 1914 and ended in 1918.These dates and facts make up the “backbone” of history (E.H Carr, 1990) and all Historians agree on these basic facts and dates because they actually happened, they are historical events. But when it comes to what actually happened at these historical events is where the problems begin. Many Historians have a problem with documents, accounts and books that describe a historical event....(short extract)
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- Subject: History
- Course: World History
- Level: Degree
- Year: 1st
- Mark: 60%
- Words: 1793
- Date submitted: August 28, 2009
- Date written: Not available
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 2030
