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What Is History For?.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gildea, Robert, author.
- Series:
- What Is It For?
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historiography.
- History--Philosophy.
- History.
- Bristol (Ind.)--History.
- Bristol (Ind.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (183 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- No detailed description available for "What Is History For?".
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures and Boxes
- Preface: Snails in the Tank
- 1. Where Are We Now?
- Myth-making and myth-busting
- Controlling the narrative
- History and identity
- 2. How Did We Get Here?
- Appealing to the mythical past
- Historians and myth
- History and power: the struggle for legitimacy
- Whose history is it anyway? History and identity
- 3. Where Do We Go From Here?
- Working through
- Who writes history?
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Gildea, Robert What Is History For?
- ISBN:
- 1-5292-3053-5
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