Why history matters
Tosh, John2008
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John Tosh, author of 'The Pursuit of History', argues that to provide the basis for informed understanding of the present we are in danger of missing history's principal contribution. Using examples from the Iraq War to AIDS to globalization, he shows how history can provide the basis for a critical understanding of our society.
Main title:
Why history matters / John Tosh.
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Imprint:
Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Collation:
xi, 173 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-164) and index.
ISBN:
9780230521483 (pbk)
Dewey class:
901
Language:
English
BRN:
116041
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