History : why it matters / Lynn Hunt.
"We justify our actions in the present through our understanding of the past. But we live in a time when politicians lie brazenly about historical facts and meddle with the content of history books, while media differ wildly in their reporting of the same event. Frequently, new discoveries forc...
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| 490 | 1 | |a Why it matters. | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Title Page; Copyright; 1 Now More Than Ever; Lying; Monuments; Textbook Controversies; Memory Wars; Public History and Collective Memory; Notes; 2 Truth in History; Facts; Interpretations; Historical Truth and Eurocentrism; Provisional Truths; Notes; 3 History's Politics; Elite History; The First Breach; Pushing Open the Doors; History and Citizenship; Notes; 4 History's Future; The Globe's History; The Ethics of Respect; Notes; Further Reading; Index; End User License Agreement. | |
| 520 | |a "We justify our actions in the present through our understanding of the past. But we live in a time when politicians lie brazenly about historical facts and meddle with the content of history books, while media differ wildly in their reporting of the same event. Frequently, new discoveries force us to re-evaluate everything we thought we knew about the past. So how can any certainty about history be established, and why does it matter? Lynn Hunt shows why the search for truth about the past, as a continual process of discovery, is vital for our societies. History has an essential role to play in ensuring honest presentation of evidence. In this way, it can foster humility about our present-day concerns, a critical attitude toward chauvinism, and an openness to other peoples and cultures. History, Hunt argues, is our best defense against tyranny. Introducing Polity's Why it Matters series: In these short and lively books, world-leading thinkers make the case for the importance of their subject and aim to inspire a new generation of students"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
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