Dangerous games : the uses and abuses of history
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Published
New York : Modern Library, 2009.
Format
Book
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 188 pages ; 22 cm.
Status
Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York : Modern Library, 2009.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published : The uses and abuses of history. Toronto : Viking Canada, 2008.
General Note
Based on the Joanne Goodman lecture series of the University of Western Ontario.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-175) and index.
Description
Explores the ways in which history has been used to influence people and government, focusing on how reportage of past events has been manipulated to justify religious movements and political campaigns.
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