The uses and abuses of history
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Word Count
48,500 words, Guess
Page Count
194 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveusesabusesofhist0000macm_e2p1
- ISBN-10067006680X
- ISBN-139780670066803
- LibraryThing5474584
- Library of Congress Control Number2008411900
and 2 more
- OCLC Control Number213103296
- Open LibraryOL18609596M
Classifications
- DDC907.2
- LCCD16.8 .M251 2008
- LCCD
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.
Description
"MacMillan illustrates how dangerous history can be in the hands of nationalistic or religious or ethnic leaders who use it to foster a sense of grievance and a desire for revenge."
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