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The classic, passionate plea to "remember what others forget"

About the Author

Raphael Samuel (1934-1996) tutored History at Ruskin College, Oxford, and was a founding editor of History Workshop Journal. His works include Theatres of Memory and Island Stories. For more information about his work, see The Raphael Samuel History Centre and Archive online.

Reviews

Whose history is it, then? That's the question driving Raphael Samuel's provocative investigation of the historically steeped nature of British culture ... A joy to read.
*New Statesman*

A brilliant and compelling historical vision.
*The Times*

An alluring, hugely energetic writer ... Samuel is invaluable.
*Observer*

Challenging, perceptive and gloriously eclectic.
*The Scotsman*

Magnificent.
*Independent on Sunday*

A showcase for Samuel's quite astonishing historical and cultural range.
*Times Literary Supplement*

One of the most outstanding, original intellectuals of his generation.
*Stuart Hall*