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A View of History

In: Global Economic and Cultural Transformation

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  • Mohamed Rabie

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World history is the record of past events that are perceived by most people to be important and interesting. It is the story of the development of human societies and their achievements in all fields of human endeavor, as well as the story of war and peace and their consequences. Because no one can confidently prove or disprove assertions about the past, any conversation about history is necessarily controversial. Therefore, all assertions made by historians should be considered probabilities, not facts beyond doubt. And if history contains no proven facts, then no history should be viewed as sacred, and no historical record should be considered beyond challenge. Indeed, unless we accept that the only fact about history is that there are no credible facts in history, we will continue to be largely prisoners of the past, unable to free ourselves from the chains of history, and move forward to envision a shared future for all humanity.

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  • Mohamed Rabie, 2013. "A View of History," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Global Economic and Cultural Transformation, chapter 1, pages 1-19, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-36533-0_1
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137365330_1
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