Pensar la contemporaneïtat. Divuit converses sobre la història

2005, 362 pp.

A fundamental book to understand the history of the 20th century. Presented by the historians Agustí Colomines i Companys and Vicent Olmos i Tamarit, it brings to light eighteen interviews with eighteen of the most important historians of our times, from foreigners to people from the Catalan Countries. Thus, the list of historians interviewed in depth by other historians, includes the names of Jügen Kocka, Dorothy Thompson, Manuel Tuñón de Lara, Isaiah Berlin, Wolfgang F. Haug, Pierre Guichard, James Casey, Vicenç M. Rosselló, Joan Fuster, Anthony Gidens, Miroslav Hroch, Alfons Cucó, Josep Termes, Gérard Bouchard, Ben Kiernan, Dominick LaCapara, Joaquim Molas and Costanzo di Girolamo. The book talks about the great importance of understanding the historiographic movements of the 20th century and the importance of the historic analyses in the speeches comprised in the contemporaneity.