How the past was used : historical cultures, c. 750-2000 /

This book explores how societies put the past to use and how, in the process, they represented it: in short, their historical culture. It brings together anthropologists, historians, and literary scholars to address the means by which societies, groups, and individuals have engaged with the past and...

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Other Authors:	Lambert, Peter, 1956- (Editor), Weiler, Björn K. U. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Proceedings of the British Academy ; 207.
Subjects:	Historiography. History > Philosophy. Collective memory > Social aspects.