About this title: An acclaimed historian and "New York Times"-bestselling author explores the many ways in which history affects everyone. Full of insights gleaned from studies of numerous historical events, "Dangerous Game" serves as a plea to treat history with care.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780679643586ISBN:0679643583
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780679643586ISBN:0679643583
Description: An acclaimed historian and "New York Times"-bestselling author explores the many ways in which history affects everyone. Full of insights gleaned from studies of numerous historical events, "Dangerous Game" serves as a plea to treat history with care. read more
"Thankfully a brief book (~150 pages). Poorly organized, history or its misinterpretation presented as a series of more-or-less random thoughts. Nevertheless, a reminder of the abuses of history, e.g. Vietnam as Munich, if Germany and Japan can become democracies (post-WWII) why not Iraq ?"
"If the study of history does nothing more than teach us humility, skepticism, and awareness of ourselves, then it has done something useful. We must continue to examine our own assumptions and those of others and ask, where's the evidence? Or, is there another explanation? We should be wary of grand clames in history's name or those who claim to have uncovered the truth once and for all. In the end, my only advice is to use it, enjoy it, but always handle history with care. - MacMillan
An excellent, short, and accessible discussion of philosophy of history - why history is an important subject to study (knowledge of selves, of nations, of analoguous situations) and how it is misused by those who use it to manipulate politics and populations. Very quick read.
The copy I borrowed from the library was titled _Dangerous Games: The Uses and Abuses of History_ and was done by Modern Library. Same book."
"The title of this book, at least in the US, is Dangerous Games: The Uses and Abuses of History. Kind of a "marketing oriented" title. The book starts out with observations that seem simple and obvious but in fact deals with a number of ticklish issues related to how history is typically used."
"It's hard to say who will read this book: even amateurs interested in history will find it a restatement of accepted truths, and those not interested in history will probably not read it. A friend advised me it was not worth reading, but I was stubborn. Unless you know and care nothing about history, you won't learn anything."
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