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Edward Hallet Carr

Edward Hallet Carr

Born 28 Jun 1892 · Died 3 Nov 1982

Edward Hallett "Ted" Carr CBE FBA (28 June 1892 – 3 November 1982) was a British historian, diplomat, journalist and international relations theorist, and an opponent of empiricism within historiography. Carr was best known for A History of Soviet Russia, a 14-volume history of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1929 including The Bolshevik Revolution, 1917-1923 (3 vols.), The Interregnum, 1923-1924 (1 vols.), Socialism in One Country, 1924-1926 (3 vols.), Foundations of a Planned Economy, 1926-1929 (3 vols.), for his writings on international relations, particularly The Twenty Years' Crisis, and for his book What Is History? in which he laid out historiographical principles rejecting traditional historical methods and practices.

Quotes

  • “It is nonsense to say that generalization is foreign to history; history thrives on generalizations.”
    What is History?, Chapter 3
  • “In short, with the triumph of the industrial revolution and its inevitable consequence, the rise of the class-conscious proletariat, nothing could ever be the same again-not even political revolutions.”
    From Napoleon to Stalin and Other Essays
  • “It was 1848 which shattered this comfortable dream.”
    From Napoleon to Stalin and Other Essays
  • “The essential result of the French revolution was to establish the doctrine of popular sovereignty as the foundation of modern Europe, though with no more precise definition of that elusive category "the people" than that popular sovereignty was the antithesis of the personal authority of the monarch.”
    From Napoleon to Stalin and Other Essays

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Books by Edward Hallet Carr in order

Books by Edward Hallet Carr in the order they were published, from Dostoevsky (1821-1881) a New Biography (1931) to The Comintern and the Spanish Civil War (1984).

  1. 1Dostoevsky (1821-1881) a New BiographyDostoevsky (1821-1881) a New Biography1931
  2. 2Karl MarxKarl Marx1934
  3. 3International Relations Since the Peace TreatiesInternational Relations Since the Peace Treaties1937
  4. 4Michael BakuninMichael Bakunin1937
  5. 5The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-19391939
  6. 6Conditions of PeaceConditions of Peace1942
  7. 7Nationalism and AfterNationalism and After1945
  8. 8The Soviet Impact on the Western WorldThe Soviet Impact on the Western World1946
  9. 9International Relations Between the Two World WarsInternational Relations Between the Two World Wars1947
  10. 10The Moral Foundations for World OrderThe Moral Foundations for World Order1948
  11. 11Socialism in One Country, 1924-1926Socialism in One Country, 1924-19261950
  12. 12Studies in RevolutionStudies in Revolution1950
  13. 13The Bolshevik Revolution, 1917-1923The Bolshevik Revolution, 1917-19231950
  14. 14German-Soviet Relations Between the Two World Wars, 1919-193German-Soviet Relations Between the Two World Wars, 1919-19391951
  15. 15The New SocietyThe New Society1951
  16. 16The Interregnum, 1923-1924The Interregnum, 1923-19241954
  17. 17What Is History?What Is History?1961
  18. 181917: Before and After1917: Before and After1969
  19. 19Foundations of a Planned Economy, 1926-1929Foundations of a Planned Economy, 1926-19291969
  20. 20The October Revolution: Before and AfterThe October Revolution: Before and After1969
  21. 21Essays in Honour of E.H. CarrEssays in Honour of E.H. Carr1974
  22. 22The Russian RevolutionThe Russian Revolution1979
  23. 23From Napoleon to Stalin and Other EssaysFrom Napoleon to Stalin and Other Essays1980
  24. 24The Comintern and the Spanish Civil WarThe Comintern and the Spanish Civil War1984

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