{"product_id":"making-history-by-richard-cohen-9781474615792","title":"Making History","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A huge, fizzing omnium-gatherum of a book . . . marvellous' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Witty, wise and elegant . . . a classic of history itself' \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Grave and witty, suave yet pointed . . . full of energy' Hilary Mantel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An enthralling investigation . . . consistently entertaining' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Epic . . . whatever Cohen writes about he writes about with brio' \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho writes the past? And how do the biases of storytellers - whether Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare or Simon Schama - influence our ideas about history today?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEpic, authoritative and entertaining, \u003ci\u003eMaking History\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the lives of those who have charted human history - professional historians, witnesses, novelists, journalists and propagandists - to discover the agendas that informed their world views, and which in so many ways have informed ours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the origins of history-writing through to television and the digital age, \u003ci\u003eMaking History\u003c\/i\u003e abounds in captivating figures brought to vivid life, from Thucydides and Tacitus to Voltaire and Gibbon, from Winston Churchill to Mary Beard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRich in character, complex truths and surprising anecdotes, the result is a unique exploration of both the aims and craft of history-making that will lead us to think anew about our past and ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833274978540,"sku":"9781474615792","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/209653482713.jpg?v=1758450226","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/making-history-by-richard-cohen-9781474615792","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}