Marc Bloch wrote Strange Defeat during the three months following the fall of France, after he returned home from military service. In the midst of his anguish, he nevertheless "brought to his study of the crisis all the critical faculty and all the penet
In this classic work, distinguished French economic historian, Marc Bloch, discusses the techniques of historical observation, analysis, and criticism, and the reestablishment of historical causation in assessing events. What is the value of history? What
"Few have set themselves to the formidable task of reconstructing and analyzing a whole human environment; fewer still have succeeded. Bloch dared to do this and was successful; therein lies the enduring achievement of Feudal Society."—Charles Garside,
Pubblicato nel 1924, I re taumaturghi è un'opera che per la vastità della ricerca ha segnato una tappa importante nel cammino della storiografia francese ed europea, conservando intatta ancora oggi la sua carica di vivacità e attualità. Tema del libro