![]() ![]() The book is an occasion to consider what national history is and what it is for. ThisĮssay takes the form of a narratological interpretation of These Truths. It is also the most substantial attempt in recent years to revive the national history as a serious intellectual genre. ![]() Of liberal nationalist historiography and will likely take its place on college syllabi inside and outside the United States. Jill Lepore’s recent synthesis- These Truths: A History of the United States (2018)-is the most prominent such text to emerge in the wake of the 2016 presidential election. The future, to imply a futurity for the American “experiment.” But present-day political breakdown has presented deep challengesįor the familiar national narrative. history textbooks announce a civic function when aimed at U.S. ![]()
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