Is the history you know complete or is it subject to change? Is there such a thing as the final word when it comes to chronicling historic events? Historian James Hershberg shares insightful thoughts on the past, present, and future of history in this edition of Wilson Center NOW.
Is the history you know complete or is it subject to change? Is there such a thing as the final word when it comes to chronicling historic events? With the release of previously unavailable documents (the kind available through the Wilson Center Digital Archive: http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/), our understanding of well-known events can change significantly. And now that we are moving from a document-based world to a digital world, how will future historians piece together the stories of our times? Will it be easier or more difficult to do so? Historian James Hershberg shares insightful thoughts on the past, present, and future of history in this edition of Wilson Center NOW.
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