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E. H. Carr
AuthorBooks · Second hand1892-1982
Edward Hallett Carr was a British English historian, diplomat, journalist and international relations theorist, and an opponent of empiricism within historiography. Carr was best known for A History of Soviet Russia, a 14-volume history of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1929, for his writings on international relations, particularly The Twenty Years' Crisis, and for his book What Is History? in which he laid out historiographical principles rejecting traditional historical methods and practices.
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About E. H. Carr
Birth
1892
Death
1982
First book
1961
Years writing
65
Edward Hallett Carr was a British English historian, diplomat, journalist and international relations theorist, and an opponent of empiricism within historiography. Carr was best known for A History of Soviet Russia, a 14-volume history of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1929, for his writings on international relations, particularly The Twenty Years' Crisis, and for his book What Is History? in which he laid out historiographical principles rejecting traditional historical methods and practices.
E. H. Carr was a multifaceted British intellectual who excelled as a historian, diplomat, and journalist.
His most famous work, What Is History?, challenged traditional methods and redefined historiographical practice.
He dedicated much of his career to the in-depth study of the Soviet Union, capturing his research in a monumental 14-volume series.
As a theorist of international relations, his book The Twenty Years' Crisis remains a fundamental reference in the political field.
Carr positioned himself as a firm opponent of empiricism, advocating for a critical and analytical view of historical facts.
