Mythical Past, Elusive Future: History and Society in an Anxious Age [Paperback]

Frank Furedi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 1991

An examination of the controversies that surround education, tradition and history in an international context. The author examines the sources of the controversy that have arisen around the question of history in Germany, Japan, Britain and the USA. He argues that the conventional distinctions between left and right, or conservative, liberal and socialist have little relevance to the discussion, suggesting that even bitter intellectual foes such as conservatives and the cultural left share common assumptions regarding the past and the nature of history.

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About the Author

Frank Furedi is Reader in Sociology at the University of Kent at Canterbury. He has written widely on history, sociology and politics and is the author of The Silent War: Imperialism and the Changing Perception of Race, The New Ideology of Imperialism: Renewing the Moral Imperative and Mythical Past, Elusive Future: History and Society in an Anxious Age, all published by Pluto Press.

Product Details

• Paperback: 310 pages
• Publisher: Pluto Press (November 15, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0745305318
• ISBN-13: 978-0745305318
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,366,203 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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