Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
184668210X
ISBN-13
9781846682100
Edition
Main
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Imprint
Profile Books Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 1st, 2010
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
150 grams
Dimensions
19.60 x 12.80 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
History: theory & methodsGeneral & world history
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If misrepresented, the past can cause confusion, conflict and tragedy. With care, it can help us to understand the present. Award-winning historian Margaret MacMillan proves that history really does matter.
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.
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