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David Irving's Objective Truth: The Construction Of History
The construction of history has progressively evolved from eyewitness accounts to the idea that objective truth is no longer a disciplinary ideal for historians. The modern historical discipline reflects a dangerous phenomenon in which historians aim for objectivity, however one’s beliefs and ideals will concretise their judgement. As a consequence of a Revisionist movement in history, David Irving is a prime example of a historian who challenges traditional orthodox views which have been rendered by his ultra-nationalistic and anti-semitic perspective. The historical truth that Irving pursues is communicated through his inadequate methodological approach to evidence which is deliberately skewed in order to validate history and his ideological

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