RFI: a recent broadsheet piece by a lefty historian denouncing "what if" history

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i think it wz in the guardian but it might have been the indie

it wasn't very good, but i sort of want to reread it as a springboard for something

― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

"You will soon find a springboard for something."--Fortune Cookie

― Rockist Scientist, Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Harry Turtledove to thread?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

they had him on Newsnight one time too. it was a poor day for news. he was being a bit of a killjoy, fo sure, even tho he had a point. he was just scared of regressing back to "great men" hagiographical history. unfortunately that's what popular history starts out as.

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1187184,00.html

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

cheers julio!! i knew he had a fancy name: i was googling for quentin!!

― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

ne1 who calls out that fuckwad niall ferguson gets my props. TH does like a weekly thing in the guardian. he's contractually obliged to mention the putnry debates each time.

― ENRQ (Enrique), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 16:45 (twenty-one years ago)

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