Use and Abuse of History

Use and Abuse of History

Pieter Geyl • Yale University Press

ISBN-10: 030013651X · ISBN-13: 978‑0300136517 · 1955

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Pieter Geyl examines the fluid nature of historical interpretation, arguing that the study of the past must remain a process of rigorous, independent inquiry rather than a tool for ideological manipulation. By analyzing the intersection of historical methodology and intellectual tradition, Geyl challenges readers to confront the subjective biases that inevitably shape our collective understanding of human events.

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