Pocket • 2009 • Engelsk

The Purpose of the Past Reflections on the Uses of History

Name: The Purpose of the Past Reflections on the Uses of History
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Av Gordon S. Wood

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An erudite scholar and an elegant writer, Gordon S. Wood has won both numerous awards and a broad readership since the 1969 publication of his widely acclaimed The Creation of the American Republic. With The Purpose of the Past, Wood has essentially created a history of American history, assessing the current state of history vis-à-vis the work of some of its most important scholars-doling out praise and scorn with equal measure. In this wise, passionate defense of history's ongoing necessity, W...Vis mer

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9780143115045

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National Geographic Books

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2009

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Engelsk

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The Purpose of the Past Reflections on the Uses of History

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Pocket

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