The History of What Didn't Happen. Counterfactual History
Sørensen, Øystein: Historien om det som ikke skjedde. Kontrafaktisk historieHave you ever wondered what would have happened if Hitler had won the Second World War? Or if Spain's "undefeatable armada" had conquered England in 1588? What about war between Norway and Sweden in 1905 - how would things have gone if war had actually broken out?
Hypotheses like these are a necessary part of any serious historical writing. In this book, à˜ystein Sørensen takes a number of situations from world history and Norwegian history and drafts how things could have developed if reality had been different. Through his reasoning, he shows that history is full of possibilities that are interesting and useful to ponder over.
First published: 2005, Aschehoug
Øystein Sørensen: Biography and bibliography
