Myths of Modern History: From the French Revolution to the 20th Century World Wars and the Cold War - New Perspectives on Key Events

Historian Jacques R. Pauwels challenges readers to rethink historical events outside conventional ideologies and agendas, using twelve key events to debunk accepted narratives. He encourages readers to compile the recent work of specialized scholars to challenge their views and dismantle the American narrative surrounding the use of nuclear weapons in the Second World War and the Cold War.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2024
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company Ltd

In a time when it is all too easy to view history in stark black-and-white terms, historian Jacques R. Pauwels implores readers to cast aside conventional history textbooks and re-examine historical events beyond the confines of conventional ideologies and agendas. Pauwels employs twelve key events, ranging from the French Revolution onwards, to debunk well-known accepted historical narratives in the western canon. He challenges readers to rethink their perspectives by compiling the recent work of specialized scholars whose research demonstrates that the facts contradict the myths that have been offered to explain these events.

Beginning with a reconsideration of the impacts of the French Revolution, Pauwels proceeds to dismantle the American narrative surrounding the use of nuclear weapons in the Second World War and the real rationale for the Cold War and the U.S.'s postwar global democracy project.

Weight: 544g
Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781459416932