Paperback • 2010 • English

Dangerous Games: The Uses and Abuses of History

Name: Dangerous Games: The Uses and Abuses of History
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ISBN: 9780812979961

By Margaret MacMillan

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About the book

Acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan explores here the many ways in which history affects us all. She shows how a deeper engagement with history, both as individuals and in the sphere of public debate, can help us understand ourselves and the world better. But she also warns that history can be misused and lead to misunderstanding. History is used to justify religious movements and political campaigns alike. Dictators may suppress history because it undermines their ideas, agendas, or claims t...Show more

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ISBN

9780812979961

Publisher

Modern Library

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

Dangerous Games: The Uses and Abuses of History

Format

Paperback

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