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An edition of The uses and abuses of history (2009)

The uses and abuses of history

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Abuses of history can have dire consequences - look at Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Margaret MacMillan's argument for why history matters shows how treating the past with respect can lead us to a better understanding with the present.

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English
Pages
194

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History Philosophy Historiography Decision making Errors, inventions Geschichtsfälschung Geschichtsbild Geschichtsschreibung Geschiedenis Geschiedschrijving Misbruik Historiografi Historiefilosofi History, philosophy
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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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
901
Library of Congress
D16.8 .M251 2009, D16.8

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 194 pages
Number of pages
194

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL37065862M
Internet Archive
usesabusesofhist0000macm_y2u8
ISBN 10
1846682045
ISBN 13
9781846682049
OCLC/WorldCat
300403705

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Work ID
OL27304071W

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