Atunci cind analizam un program de cercetare a istoriei recente a Romaniei este extrem de important sa ne aplecam in primul rind asupra agendei morale. Din pacate, preocuparea pentru chestiunile morale nu a fost o caracteristica definitorie a istoriei recente din Romania, unde „tradarea carturarilor” a constituit o problema timp de peste doua secole. Articularea unei dimensiuni morale istoriei intimpina o rezitenta puternica, nu numai in cultura romaneasca, ci si in rindurile istoricilor in general.
James Alfred "Alf" Wight, OBE, FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners.[1] He is best known for these semi-autobiographical works, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. The British television series adapted from the books is also titled All Creatures Great and Small. ro