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The Uses and Abuses of History
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You might like this book if you're curious about how history is interpreted and used in today's world. Delving into the ways history shapes our decisions and even justifies political movements, it offers a thought-provoking examination of history's role in society. Fans of historical analysis and those interested in understanding the practical implications of historical narratives will find it enlightening.
The Uses and Abuses of History
If misrepresented, the past can cause confusion, conflict and tragedy. With care, it can help us to understand the present. Award-winning historian Margaret MacMillan proves that history really does matter.
'MacMillan has written illuminatingly on topics as diverse as the 1919 Paris peace conference and Nixon in China. Perhaps more unusually she is also a gifted writer, and her account of the various uses of history is wonderfully accessible. Her message - that we cannot help invoking the past when we try to shape the future, but should use it with due caution and humility - is a salutary one for politicians' John Gray
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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. The Uses and Abuses of History by Professor Margaret MacMillan 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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The Uses and Abuses of History by Professor Margaret MacMillan is celebrated for its insightful exploration of how history is utilised and manipulated. It's praised as essential reading for history enthusiasts, noted for being both wise and timely, and for making history itself the most compelling argument. The book is described as a quick, refreshing read.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781846682100
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 April 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 150g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Margaret MacMillan is the author of Women of the Raj and international bestsellers Nixon in China and Peacemakers: The Paris Conference 1919 and Its Attempt to End the War. The past provost of Trinity College at the University of Toronto, she is now the warden of St. Antony's College at Oxford University.
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