History that Never Happened

History that Never Happened
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 206
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ISBN-10 : 0899507026
ISBN-13 : 9780899507026
Rating : 4/5 (026 Downloads)

Book Synopsis History that Never Happened by : Alexander Demandt

Download or read book History that Never Happened written by Alexander Demandt and published by McFarland. This book was released on 1993 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would have happened if--Alexander had not died in 323 B.C., Pontius Pilate had pardoned Jesus, Hitler had died in 1938...? The ramifications of these and many other hypothetical historical changes are explored in this newly revised version of the original German Ungeschehene Geschichte: Ein Traktat uber die Frage: Was ware geschen, wenn..... The author examines provocative questions in the context of actual events, using the accepted flow of historical succession to reach new conclusions. Also discussed are the obstacles for thinking about history that never happened and a discussion of how these alternative possibilities are instructive in the understanding of actual events.


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