Dangerous Games读书介绍
| 类别 | 页数 | 译者 | 网友评分 | 年代 | 出版社 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 书籍 | 208页 | 2009 | Modern Library |
| 定价 | 出版日期 | 最近访问 | 访问指数 |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD 22.00 | 2009-07-07 … | 2022-07-21 … | 11 |
Margaret MacMillan, an acclaimed historian and “great storyteller” (The New York Review of Books), explores here the many ways in which history–its values and dangers–affects us all, including how it is used and abused. The New York Times bestselling author of Paris 1919 and Nixon and Mao reveals how a deeper engagement with history in our private lives and, more important, in the sphere of public debate can guide us to a richer, more enlightened existence, as individuals and nations. Alive with incident and figures both great and infamous, including Robespierre, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Mao Zedong, Karl Marx, Henry Kissinger, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, and George W. Bush, Dangerous Games explores why it is important to treat history with care.
History is used to justify religious movements and political campaigns alike. The manipulation of history is increasingly pervasive in today’s world. Dictators may suppress history because it undermines their ideas, agendas, or claims to absolute authority. Nationalists may tell false, one-sided, or misleading stories about the past. Political leaders might mobilize their people by telling lies. Adolf Hitler, for instance, blamed the Jews for Germany’s humiliation at Versailles and its defeat in World War I. It is imperative that we have an understanding of the past and avoid the all-too-common traps in thinking to which many fall prey–as MacMillan skillfully illuminates. This brilliantly reasoned work will compel us to examine history anew, including our own understanding of it, and our own closely held beliefs.
作者简介玛格丽特·麦克米伦 （Margaret MacMillan）
历史研究及国际关系领域的领军人物，现为牛津大学教授。麦克米伦的曾外祖是英国一战名相劳合·乔治，她的多部作品也与其外祖父的时代背景密切相关，囊括塞缪尔·约翰逊奖、达夫·库珀奖、赫塞尔-蒂尔特曼奖等众多国际大奖。
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