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An edition of The uses and abuses of history (2008)

The uses and abuses of history

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The author is fascinated by the power of history in our thinking. She identifies some of the traps we fall into when assessing the present light of historical events.

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Penguin Canada
Language
English
Pages
194

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The Uses and Abuses of History
Apr 01, 2010, Profile Books
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2009, PENGUIN GROUP (CANADA)
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The uses and abuses of history
2009, Penguin Canada
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The uses and abuses of history
2008, Viking Canada
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2008, Viking Canada
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Table of Contents

The history craze
History for comfort
Who owns the past?
History and identity
History and nationalism
Presenting history's bill
History wars
History as a guide and friend.

Edition Notes

"Based on the Joanne Goodman Lecture Series of the University of Western Ontario".

Includes bibliographical references: p. 189-192.

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Toronto

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
907/.2
Library of Congress
D16.8 .M251 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 194 p. ;
Number of pages
194

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26650670M
Internet Archive
usesabusesofhist0000macm
ISBN 10
0143054783
ISBN 13
9780143054788
OCLC/WorldCat
316664083

Work Description

History can be a very useful tool in understanding why we and those we must deal with think and react in certain ways. But in the wrong hands it can be dangerous and used to foster a sense of grievance or a desire for revenge. Eminent historian Margaret MacMillan is fascinated by the power of history in our thinking. In The Uses and Abuses of History, she points out some of the traps that we can fall into when assessing the present in light of the past.

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