The Use and Abuse of History (2nd Ed.) Or How the Past is Taught to Children Routledge Classics Series
Auteur : Ferro Marc
Use and Abuse of History has become a key text of current historiography; this is a book that poses fundamental and disturbing questions about the use and abuse of history. Engaging and challenging, this book confronts the reader with the many 'histories' that exist and have existed around the world, from the Zulu kingdoms to Communist China.
This title has now been extensively revised by Marc Ferro, a well respected historian, and presents the different narratives that constitute the histories of countries as diverse as India, Iran, Trinidad and the United States makes for fascinating reading in their own right. What makes this book so valuable, though, is what these narratives tell us about the societies which create them ? how much is history distorted in order to condition the minds of those who are taught it?
Use and Abuse of History appeals to anyone with a general interested in history.
Marc Ferro (1924-) President of the Association of Research at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and co-director of the prestigious French review Annales.
Date de parution : 10-2015
12.9x19.8 cm
Date de parution : 08-2003
12.9x19.8 cm
Thèmes de The Use and Abuse of History :
Mots-clés :
zulu; kingdom; great; trek; mehmet; ali; black; africa; peasant; revolt; Ivan III; Young Man; West Germany; Enguerrand De Marigny; Round Table; Round Table Conference; Napoleon III; Holy Man; Vice Versa; MARCO Polo; Utter Silence; Ivory Coast; Rani Lakshmibai; PEKING VERSION; Jeanne Darc; Bogdan Khmelnitsky; Molly Maguires; St Patrick’s Day; Shah Jehan; UFA; Civil War; Starting Point Documents; Act III; Credo Mutwa; Vladimir Ilich