Dangerous games : the uses and abuses of history /

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: MacMillan, Margaret, 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Modern Library, 2009.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Series:Modern Library chronicles.
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Table of Contents:
  • The history craze
  • History for comfort
  • Who owns the past?
  • History and identity
  • History and nationalism
  • Presenting history's bill
  • History wars
  • History as a guide.