Alternative Facts and Plausible Fictions in the Northern European Past - Oisín Plumb
How Politics and Culture Have Written and Rewritten History
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2024Uitgever: Brepols Publishers192 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 2503605753ISBN-13: 9782503605753Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Summary The use of the past for contemporary purposes has been a feature of historical and archaeological investigation from ancient times. This 'politicization of the past' is often associated with, at best, an inadvertent detachment from an objective use of evidence, and at worst, its wilful misuse. Such use of the past is perhaps most evident in the construction of narratives of nations and ethnic groups ? particularly in relation to origins or the perceived 'golden ages' of peoples. This book seeks to...
