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A Past of Possibilities - A History of What Could Have Been (Hardcover)
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A Past of Possibilities - A History of What Could Have Been (Hardcover)
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An exploration of hypothetical turning points in history from
Ancient Greece to September 11 What if history, as we know it, had
run another course? Touching on alternate histories of the future
and the past, or uchronias, A Past of Possibilities encourages
deeper consideration of watershed moments in the course of history.
Wide-ranging in scope, it examines the Boxer Rebellion in China,
the 1848 revolution in France, and the assassination of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand in 1914, and integrates science fiction, history,
historiography, sociology, anthropology, and film. In probing the
genre of literature and history that is fascinated with
hypotheticals surrounding key points in history, Quentin Deluermoz
and Pierre Singaravelou reach beyond a mere reimagining of history,
exploring the limits and potentials of the futures past. From the
most bizarre fiction to serious scientific hypothesis, they provide
a survey of the uses of counterfactual histories, methodological
issues on the possible in social sciences, and practical proposals
for using alternate histories in research and the wider public.
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