Nations and their Histories: Constructions and Representations

by Francois Gemenne (Editor), Susana Carvalho (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $60.63

  Nations and their Histories highlights the importance of the past and its uses in the formation of modern nations and national identities. The book looks at the construction of different national historiographies as well as present representations of the past in the political and cultural life of nations, covering the five continents.