Not so long ago, in yet another fruitless conversation with an academic historian, I mentioned my dislike of the present instrumentalization of history. He was quick to interrupt: “That has always been the case.” It has, and I know, but it is not all created equal. History wielded for a positive purpose (say, a civic unity or a national mythos) is not t…
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