Haunted by History(English, Hardcover, unknown)

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Haunted by History(English, Hardcover, unknown) is written by unknown and published by Berghahn Books, Incorporated. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1571819401 (ISBN 10) and 9781571819406 (ISBN 13).

Europe is a continent weighed down by the shadows of its past, its wars, the traditional enmities, the suspicions of neighbours fuelled by historical memories. This has immediate consequences for the understanding and representation of the past: journalists, politicians, historians often apply simplistic, pre-conceived patterns, i.e., myths, to current events, resulting in distorted and misleading analyses. This volume exposes the way some historical myths, such as Balance of Power, Rapallo, the Special Relationship, the Franco-German Couple, the Peril of Islam, are used to blur, not to clarify our understanding of international affairs, even to manipulate contemporary politics.