The American Historical Review · 1986 · 3.6K citations · 0 references
Social SciencesInternational RelationsHistoriographyColonialismUses Of The Past
List of illustrations Introduction Part I. Wanting The Past: 1. Reliving the past: dreams and nightmares 2. Benefits and burdens of the past 3. Ancients vs. moderns 4. The look of age Part II. Knowing The Past: 5. How we know the past Part III. Changing The Past: 6. Changing the past 7. Creative anachronism Bibliography and citation index General index.