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In this book, J.H. Plumb investigates the way that humankind has moulded the past to give sanction to their institutions of government, their social structure and morality. The past has also been called upon to explain the nature of our destiny in order both to strengthen the objectives of society and to reconcile us to our lot.
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'Elegant and erudite.' - Economist
'Seldom has he been so apt and subtle.' - Financial Times
'This excellent edition...comes with an intriguing introduction from Niall Ferguson.' - BBC History Magazine
'A welcome reissue of Sir John Plumb's greatest polemic, The Death of the Past.' - Tristram Hunt, The Times
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'Seldom has he been so apt and subtle.' - Financial Times
'This excellent edition...comes with an intriguing introduction from Niall Ferguson.' - BBC History Magazine
'A welcome reissue of Sir John Plumb's greatest polemic, The Death of the Past.' - Tristram Hunt, The Times
J. H. Plumb is Professor Emeritus, Christ's College, Cambridge. Niall Ferguson is Professor of Political and Financial History, Jesus College, Oxford. Simon Schama is Professor of History, Columbia University, New York.
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- PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0333255194
- ISBN 13 9780333255193
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
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