Apologie pour l'histoire ou Métier d'historien vs The Secret History of the World: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World history, History
Apologie pour l'histoire ou Métier d'historien
“THE WORD "history" is very old-so old that men have sometimes grown weary of it.”
Apologie pour l'histoire ou Métier d'historien est un essai de Marc Bloch rédigé entre la fin de 1940 et les premiers mois de 1943. Inachevé, il est publié de manière posthume en 1949, à l’initiative de Lucien Febvre.…
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The Secret History of the World
They say that history is written by the victors. But what if history-or what we come to know as history-has been written by the wrong people? What if everything we've been told is only part of the story?In this…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Apologie pour l'histoire ou Métier d'historien is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for The Secret History of the World.
- Apologie pour l'histoire ou Métier d'historien has the widest readership — 3168 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Apologie pour l'histoire ou Métier d'historien | The Secret History of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (3168) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (7) |
Reception
| Apologie pour l'histoire ou Métier d'historien | The Secret History of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3168 | 7 |
| Editions | 53 | 3 |
| Pages | 179 | 463 |