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The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History

Gordon S. Wood

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Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Softcover
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An analysis of the practice and art of historical documentation evaluates the contributions of some of the world's most important historians, explaining how the modern world is requiring key changes to the discipline of recording history. Reprint.


 

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