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Predicting the Past [set, 2 vols.]

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Counterfactual History from Antiquity to the Present, 2 Bde

ISBN: 3112246039
ISBN 13: 9783112246030
Autor: Rosenfeld, Gavriel D
Verlag: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.07.2026
Auflage: 1/2026
Gewicht: 500 g
Produktform: Mehrteiliges Produkt
Einband: Paperback
Packungsgröße: 2 Bde/Tle
Artikelnummer: 9600160 Kategorie:

Beschreibung

Why do we wonder "what if?" about the past? In his pathbreaking, two-volume study, Gavriel Rosenfeld provides the first comprehensive examination of counterfactual history from its inception to the present day. Surveying more than three millennia of western history, Rosenfeld challenges the longstanding claim that historical speculation is contrary to legitimate historical inquiry. He documents the astounding ubiquity of counterfactual thought in the western tradition, showing how from ancient Mesopotamia to contemporary America, prominent historians, theologians, politicians, philosophers, journalists, and novelists have routinely wondered "what if?" about the events of their day. Examining hundreds of classic texts, from Herodotuss Histories to Philip K. Dicks The Man in the High Castle, Rosenfeld analyzes how people in Europe and North America have speculated about such events as the Persian Wars, the rise of the Roman Empire, the medieval Crusades, the Protestant Reformation, the French Revolution,the American Civil War, and World War II. In so doing, he reveals the many missed opportunities and close calls, the multiple fantasies and nightmares, that have marked western history. By showing how counterfactual history is inseparable from historical analysis, Rosenfeld demonstrates that exploring what might have happened is essential to understanding what did.

Autorenporträt

Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, Fairfield University, Connecticut, and Center for Jewish History, New York City, USA. 

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