Dangerous Games : : the Uses and Abuses of History
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Originally published : The uses and abuses of history. Toronto : Viking Canada, 2008.
Based on the Joanne Goodman lecture series of the University of Western Ontario.
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.
Explores the ways in which history has been used to influence people and government, focusing on how reportage of past events has been manipulated to justify religious movements and political campaigns.
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Modern Library chronicles book.
PUBLISHED
New York : Modern Library, 2009, c2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 188 p. ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780679643586
0679643583
SUBJECTS
History -- Philosophy.
Historiography.
Decision making.
History -- Errors, inventions, etc.