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The river of history : trans-national and trans-disciplinary perspectives on the immanence of the past /
The articles in this collection are dedicated to the proposition that human beings make history, not just in the sense of being agents of change in the here and now, but in the sense that we interpret, appropriate and make use of the past for our own purposes in the future. Covering topics that rang...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Calgary, Alta. :
University of Calgary Press,
Ã2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The articles in this collection are dedicated to the proposition that human beings make history, not just in the sense of being agents of change in the here and now, but in the sense that we interpret, appropriate and make use of the past for our own purposes in the future. Covering topics that range from teaching history, to the concept of property rights and the discipline of history in the television age, these essays will radically alter the notion of how we 'make history'. It will show that we are never fully able to bend history to our will, and that as we attempt to do so, we are often shocked at the turns it takes, despite our best efforts to shape it for future generations. |
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| Notas: | Papers from a conference titled The lessons of history: an interdisciplinary approach to past, present and future, held in Brantford, Ont., Sept. 30, 2002. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 292 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1552381609 9781552381601 1280946601 9781280946608 9781552384411 1552384411 |