Why Bother with History?: Ancient, Modern and Postmodern Motivations

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Longman, 2000 - 184 pages
This text looks at the debates concerning the value of history but differs from many of the other books by offering perspectives from across the centuries rather than just the dense philosophical present.

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History for historys sake
1
History and historical examples
19
identity memory and forgetting
36
Copyright

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