This collection of fourteen stimulating, insightful essays by Lawrence Levine, one of our most original American historians, covers American history, historiogr
Visiting the past would be akin to visiting a foreign country; the people speak in different tongues, dress in unfamiliar garbs, and behave in an alien manner.
The aspiration to relate the past 'as it really happened' has been the central goal of American professional historians since the late nineteenth century. In th
The Unpredictable Species argues that the human brain evolved in a way that enhances our cognitive flexibility and capacity for innovation and imitation. In doi
Visiting the past would be akin to visiting a foreign country; the people speak in different tongues, dress in unfamiliar garbs, and behave in an alien manner.