The Use and Abuse of History: Or How the Past Is Taught

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The Use and Abuse of History: Or How the Past Is Taught [lower-alpha 1] (French : Comment on raconte l'histoire aux enfants) is a 1981 book by Marc Ferro about the interaction between politics and historiography. [1] [2] [3] It has been described as classic within two decades of its publication. [4]

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  1. Second edition: The Use and Abuse of History: Or How the Past Is Taught to Children

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References

  1. Cell, John W. (1986). "Review of The Use and Abuse of History: Or How the past Is Taught". The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 16 (3): 501–503. doi:10.2307/204502. ISSN   0022-1953. JSTOR   204502.
  2. Linkh, Richard M.; Dickinson, A. K.; Lee, P. J.; Rogers, P. J.; Ferro, Marc (1986). "Learning History". The History Teacher. 19 (3): 461. doi:10.2307/493394. JSTOR   493394.
  3. Marwick, Arthur (1986). "Review of The Use and Abuse of History: Or How the Past Is Taught, ; In the Workshop of History, , ; L'histoire sous Surveillance, Marc Ferro; The Pursuit of History". The International History Review. 8 (2): 333–337. ISSN   0707-5332. JSTOR   40105623.
  4. "The Use and Abuse of History, or, How the Past is Taught | Reviews in History". reviews.history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-14.