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Past Mistakes: How We Misinterpret History And Why It Matters

Name: Past Mistakes: How We Misinterpret History And Why It Matters
SKU: 9781785786907
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By (author) David Mountain,

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From the fall of Rome to the rise of the Wild West, David Mountain brings colour and perspective to historical mythmaking.

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ISBN: 9781785786907

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 352

Dimensions: 12.9 × 2 × 19.8 cm

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Format Paperback / softback | 352 pages
Dimensions 12.9 × 2 × 19.8 cm | 258
Publication Date 03 June 2021
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Publication City/Country United Kingdom

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David Mountain

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David Mountain is a writer, speaker and editor, based in Edinburgh. After studying biology and geology at the University of Bristol he became a scientific editor at an environmental NGO, working across the savannahs of central Kenya and the gardens of suburban Java to tackle the problem of invasive species. He has since studied the politics of nationalism at the University of Edinburgh, devoting m ore time to exploring, and writing about, history. He is fascinated and infuriated in equal measure by history, politics and philosophy, and can't resist pointing out flaws and contradictions in how we think we understand the world.

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