{"product_id":"the-future-of-history-9780300169560","title":"The Future of History","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor more than sixty years  John Lukacs has been writing  teaching  and reading about the past. In this inspired volume  he turns his attention to the future. Throughout The Future of History  Lukacs reflects on his discipline  eloquently arguing that the writing and teaching of history are literary rather than scientific  comprising knowledge that is neither wholly objective nor subjective. History at its best  he contends  is personal and participatory. Despite a recently unprecedented appetite for history among the general public  as evidenced by history television program ratings  sales of popular history books  and increased participation in local historical societies  Lukacs believes that the historical profession is in a state of disarray. He traces a decline in history teaching throughout higher education  matched by a corresponding reduction in the number of history students. He reviews a series of short-lived fads within the profession that have weakened the fundamentals of the field. In looking for a way forward  Lukacs explores the critical relationships between history and literature  including ways in which novelists have contributed to historical understanding. Through this startling and enlightening work  readers will understand Lukacss assertion that \"everything has its history  including history\" and that history itself has a future  since everything we know comes from the past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45965879017525,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300169566","price":22.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300169560.jpg?v=1788371802","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-future-of-history-9780300169560","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}