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The uses and abuses of history

Paperback • 2019 • English • 1. edition

The uses and abuses of history

By Margaret MacMillan

5 Ratings • 4.2 of 5

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About the book

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 pac...Show more

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9781846682100

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Profile Books

Published year

2019

Language

English

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1

Original title

The uses and abuses of history

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Paperback

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