Dangerous games: the uses and abuses of history

New York: Modern Library (2008)
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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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2009, 2010

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D16.8.M251 2009

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9780679643586
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