Jerome de Groot Boeken

Exploring the intersection of history and popular culture, this book analyzes how society consumes historical narratives and their implications for representation. The revised edition features new sections on the historical novel, gaming, social media, and genealogy, while drawing on diverse sources from computer games to daytime television. It compares experiences across the UK, USA, France, and Germany, as well as global trends, making it a vital resource for those interested in history, cultural studies, and media discourse.

This book explains the First World War in a manner the lay person can understand, and the expert will still find intriguing. Students will find the book a very good starting point for a study of the war, and lay readers will simply enjoy the clarity and drama it brings to a war which continues to intrigue and torment. schovat popis

The historical novel is not only an immensely popular genre, but also one that raises fascinating questions about the nature of key foundational concepts such as fact and fiction, history, reading and writing. This guide offers an introduction to both the genre and the critical debates around it.