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The Uses and Abuses of History

By Margaret MacMillan

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Group
Year
2009
ISBN
9780143054788, 0143054783
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
990 kB (1014170 bytes)
Series
Joanne Goodman Lecture Series
Pages
194\0
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00

Description

The past is capricious enough to support every stance - no matter how questionable. In 2002, the Bush administration decided that dealing with Saddam Hussein was like appeasing Hitler or Mussolini, and promptly invaded Iraq. Were they wrong to look to history for guidance? No; their mistake was to exaggerate one of its lessons while suppressing others of equal importance. History is often hijacked through suppression, manipulation, and, sometimes, even outright deception. MacMillan's book is packed full of examples of the abuses of history. In response, she urges us to treat the past with care and respect.

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