Virtual history : alternatives and counterfactuals
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Virtual history : alternatives and counterfactuals
AUTHOR:
Niall, Ferguson
ISBN:
9780241952252
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London [etc.] : Penguin Books, 2011
PHYSICAL_DESC:
x, 548 p. ; 20 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
ABSTRACT:
This collection explores what would have happened if nine momentous events in history had turned out differently. The answers are strictly based on the alternatives which we know contemporaries contemplated.
SUBJECT:
| History, Modern -- 20th century |
| Historiography |
| History -- Philosophy |
| Counterfactuals (Logic) |
BIBSUMMARY:
This collection explores what would have happened if nine momentous events in history had turned out differently. The answers are strictly based on the alternatives which we know contemporaries contemplated.