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<blockquote data-quote="Rabulias" data-source="post: 9184015" data-attributes="member: 16651">Disclaimer: I am not a historian, and all this is IMO. You don't indicate the time period covered by this history book. It can be a matter of opinion about a history book being &quot;laughably wrong,&quot; especially if it is focused on relatively recent history. There are numerous significant and important events of the past 60 years, and while a history book could document the facts of the events completely and accurately, I don't think their full historical impact can be assessed just yet (some of their effects may have not even taken place yet).Obviously some older history books will be products of their time, and should especially be viewed with an awareness of any biases or agendas (conscious or subconscious, intentional or unintentional) their authors may have held. There are also a number of history texts being produced today to meet more political requirements than academic rigor. That's about as much as I want to say considering the ENworld rules, but one can look to the news over the last few years to see the aspects of history that may need a more careful and critical evaluation in a modern history textbook.I would ask this expert to offer some more specifics about the book's faults. You can then judge their critique, and if it's valid, you can learn some other things to watch for in history books.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rabulias, post: 9184015, member: 16651"] Disclaimer: I am not a historian, and all this is IMO. You don't indicate the time period covered by this history book. It can be a matter of opinion about a history book being "laughably wrong," especially if it is focused on relatively recent history. There are numerous significant and important events of the past 60 years, and while a history book could document the facts of the events completely and accurately, I don't think their [I]full historical impact [/I]can be assessed just yet (some of their effects may have not even taken place yet). Obviously some older history books will be products of their time, and should especially be viewed with an awareness of any biases or agendas (conscious or subconscious, intentional or unintentional) their authors may have held. There are also a number of history texts being produced today to meet more political requirements than academic rigor. That's about as much as I want to say considering the ENworld rules, but one can look to the news over the last few years to see the aspects of history that may need a more careful and critical evaluation in a modern history textbook. I would ask this expert to offer some more specifics about the book's faults. You can then judge their critique, and if it's valid, you can learn some other things to watch for in history books. [/QUOTE]

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