Dangerous Games 在线电子书 图书标签: 历史 史学理论 话语分析 思辨 思想史
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A lucidly written argument about the dangers of manipulating history for present (mainly political) interests, MacMillan's book is good enough as a public-oriented work. Yet none of her arguments (re-packaging, for instance, decades-old arguments about "imagined communities" and "invented traditions") are very original and her bias for "political history" over social or cultural studies leaves an impression that the abuse of history occurs mostly at the hands of political leaders and parties, nation-states, and interest groups. Furthermore, even some of her rightful condemnations seem rather simplistic. Just one example: the only people who seem to abuse history and take on a stance of victimhood in China, in MacMillan's story, are the CCP (with quips from Zhou and Deng as evidence). But why does reconstructed nationalistic claims resonate with the public? Why do elites and subalterns often buy into the same version of victimhood? Notes here and there about her unfamiliarity with certain historiographies and debates and a more detailed list of suggested readings would help public readers. When the international historian reaches for breadth at the cost of depth, she should readily acknowledge her own use and abuse (however unintentional) of histories.
评分确实不该给随便看看的一般读者上史学理论(即便有良好的文笔与相对为读者所熟悉的案例作为支撑),作者很容易跳进自以为发觉并成功避开的陷阱
评分A lucidly written argument about the dangers of manipulating history for present (mainly political) interests, MacMillan's book is good enough as a public-oriented work. Yet none of her arguments (re-packaging, for instance, decades-old arguments about "imagined communities" and "invented traditions") are very original and her bias for "political history" over social or cultural studies leaves an impression that the abuse of history occurs mostly at the hands of political leaders and parties, nation-states, and interest groups. Furthermore, even some of her rightful condemnations seem rather simplistic. Just one example: the only people who seem to abuse history and take on a stance of victimhood in China, in MacMillan's story, are the CCP (with quips from Zhou and Deng as evidence). But why does reconstructed nationalistic claims resonate with the public? Why do elites and subalterns often buy into the same version of victimhood? Notes here and there about her unfamiliarity with certain historiographies and debates and a more detailed list of suggested readings would help public readers. When the international historian reaches for breadth at the cost of depth, she should readily acknowledge her own use and abuse (however unintentional) of histories.
评分A lucidly written argument about the dangers of manipulating history for present (mainly political) interests, MacMillan's book is good enough as a public-oriented work. Yet none of her arguments (re-packaging, for instance, decades-old arguments about "imagined communities" and "invented traditions") are very original and her bias for "political history" over social or cultural studies leaves an impression that the abuse of history occurs mostly at the hands of political leaders and parties, nation-states, and interest groups. Furthermore, even some of her rightful condemnations seem rather simplistic. Just one example: the only people who seem to abuse history and take on a stance of victimhood in China, in MacMillan's story, are the CCP (with quips from Zhou and Deng as evidence). But why does reconstructed nationalistic claims resonate with the public? Why do elites and subalterns often buy into the same version of victimhood? Notes here and there about her unfamiliarity with certain historiographies and debates and a more detailed list of suggested readings would help public readers. When the international historian reaches for breadth at the cost of depth, she should readily acknowledge her own use and abuse (however unintentional) of histories.
评分确实不该给随便看看的一般读者上史学理论(即便有良好的文笔与相对为读者所熟悉的案例作为支撑),作者很容易跳进自以为发觉并成功避开的陷阱
Margaret MacMillan, an acclaimed historian and “great storyteller” (The New York Review of Books), explores here the many ways in which history–its values and dangers–affects us all, including how it is used and abused. The New York Times bestselling author of Paris 1919 and Nixon and Mao reveals how a deeper engagement with history in our private lives and, more important, in the sphere of public debate can guide us to a richer, more enlightened existence, as individuals and nations. Alive with incident and figures both great and infamous, including Robespierre, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Mao Zedong, Karl Marx, Henry Kissinger, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, and George W. Bush, Dangerous Games explores why it is important to treat history with care.
History is used to justify religious movements and political campaigns alike. The manipulation of history is increasingly pervasive in today’s world. Dictators may suppress history because it undermines their ideas, agendas, or claims to absolute authority. Nationalists may tell false, one-sided, or misleading stories about the past. Political leaders might mobilize their people by telling lies. Adolf Hitler, for instance, blamed the Jews for Germany’s humiliation at Versailles and its defeat in World War I. It is imperative that we have an understanding of the past and avoid the all-too-common traps in thinking to which many fall prey–as MacMillan skillfully illuminates. This brilliantly reasoned work will compel us to examine history anew, including our own understanding of it, and our own closely held beliefs.
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