The Uses and Abuses of History | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781846682100 | The Uses and Abuses of History | Margaret Macmillan | Taschenbuch

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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. MacMillan's book is packed full of examples of the abuses of history. In response, she urges us to treat the past with care and respect.

Über den Autor

Margaret MacMillan is the author of Women of the Raj and international bestsellers Nixon in China and Peacemakers, which won the 2002 Samuel Johnson Prize. Her most recent book, The War that Ended Peace, was published by Profile. She is now the Warden of St. Antony's College at Oxford University.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781846682100
ISBN-10:	184668210X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Macmillan, Margaret
Auflage:	Main
Hersteller:	Profile Books Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	198 x 130 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Margaret Macmillan
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.04.2010
Gewicht:	0,149 kg