Why Bother with History?: Ancient, Modern and Postmodern Motivations

Longman Publishing Group (2000)
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This text looks at the debates concerning the value of history but differs from many of the other books by offering perspectives from across the centuries rather than just the dense philosophical present.

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0582423910   0582423902   9781138836839   1138836834
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