false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172460968m/178302.jpg 178302 2 From the "taming of the West" to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the portrayal of the past has become a battleground at the heart of American politics. What kind of history Americans should read, see, or fund is no longer merely a matter of professional interest to teachers, historians, and museum curators. Everywhere now, history is increasingly being held hostage, but to what end and why? In History Wars, eight prominent historians consider the angry swirl of emotions that now surrounds public memory. Included are trenchant essays by Paul Boyer, John W. Dower, Tom Engelhardt, Richard H. Kohn, Edward Linenthal, Micahel S. Sherry, Marilyn B. Young, and Mike Wallace. 172243 15 8 1996 History Wars: The Enola Gay and Other Battles for the American Past total:21|5:4|4:11|3:5|2:1| 21 81 37 7 5 3 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 09:11:54 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 14:21:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 5 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 08:29:57 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 08:41:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Mar 27 07:51:11 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 13:54:49 -0700 2009
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