by Julio Caro Baroja · Círculo de lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422637653
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«Las falsificaciones de la Historia» is the historical essay by Julio Caro Baroja, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover in 1991.
Julio Caro Baroja examines how historical falsehoods about Spain have been created and spread, focusing on specific cases and their protagonists. The essay offers a critical reading of the construction of the historical narrative and collective memory, as well as the place of these fictions in the national image.
Text in Spanish, 213 pages, 25 x 17 cm format. The full subtitle is «(en relación con la de España)» and the edition includes a dust jacket, a ribbon bookmark, and black-and-white illustrations.
Recommended for readers of history and essays, especially those interested in nationalism and the critical construction of the historical narrative.
Julio Caro Baroja was a Spanish anthropologist, historian, linguist and essayist. He was known for his special interest in Basque culture, Basque history and Basque society. Of Basque ancestry, he was the nephew of the renowned writer Pio Baroja and his brother, painter, writer and engraver Ricardo Baroja. He is buried in the family plot of the cemetery of Bera, Navarre, near their home, Itzea.
