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John Tosh, author of 'The Pursuit of History', argues that to provide the basis for informed understanding of the present we are in danger of missing history's principal contribution. Using examples from the Iraq War to AIDS to globalization, he shows how history can provide the basis for a critical understanding of our society.Tosh, John is the author of 'Why History Matters', published 2008 under ISBN 9780230521483 and ISBN 0230521487.
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