Channeling the Past Politicizing History in by Erik Christiansen PAPERBACK

Channeling the Past Politicizing History in Postwar America\nby Erik Christiansen\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Erik Christiansen\nTitle: Channeling the Past Politicizing History in Postwar America\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: History of the Americas\nPublisher: MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin\nPublication year: 2013\nISBN-13: 9780299289041\nISBN-10: 0299289044\nRRP: \u00A329.95\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nIt is often said that history is written by the victors, but Christiansen offers a more nuanced perspective: history is constantly remade to suit the objectives of those with the resources to do it. He offers dramatic evidence of sophisticated calculations that influenced both public opinion and historical memory, and shows that Americans\u2019 relationships with the.