The Uses of the Past in the Early Middle Ages

The Uses of the Past in the Early Middle Ages
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 0521639980
ISBN-13 : 9780521639989
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Book Synopsis The Uses of the Past in the Early Middle Ages by : Yitzhak Hen

Download or read book The Uses of the Past in the Early Middle Ages written by Yitzhak Hen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-06-08 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to investigate how people in the early middle ages used the past: to legitimate the present, to understand current events, and as a source of identity. Each essay examines the mechanisms by which ideas about the past were - sometimes - subtly reshaped for present purposes.


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