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History wars: the enola gay and other battles for the american past

By Linethal , Edward T(Editor);Engelhardt , Tom(Editor)

Book information

Publisher
Holt Paperbacks; Henry Holt and Company
ISBN
9781429936774, 1429936770
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
586 kB (600237 bytes)
Pages
304\0
Time added
2020-11-29 04:20:28
History;Nonfiction;North American Hi...;American H

Description

From the "taming of the West" to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the portrayal of the past has become a battleground at the heart of American politics. What kind of history Americans should read, see, or fund is no longer merely a matter of professional interest to teachers, historians, and museum curators. Everywhere now, history is increasingly being held hostage, but to what end and why? InHistory Wars, eight prominent historians consider the angry swirl of emotions that now surrounds public memory. Included are trenchant essays by Paul Boyer, John W. Dower, Tom Engelhardt, Richard H. Kohn, Edward Linenthal, Micahel S. Sherry, Marilyn B. Young, and Mike Wallace.

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