Past Mistakes: How We Misinterpret History and Why It Matters by Mountain, David

Past Mistakes: How We Misinterpret History and Why It Matters

The stories we tell about our past matter. But those stories have been shaped by prejudice, hoaxes...
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Author: David Mountain
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Past Mistakes: How We Misinterpret History and Why It Matters by Mountain, David

Past Mistakes: How We Misinterpret History and Why It Matters

$54.87

Past Mistakes: How We Misinterpret History and Why It Matters

$54.87
Author: David Mountain
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The stories we tell about our past matter. But those stories have been shaped by prejudice, hoaxes and misinterpretations that have whitewashed entire chapters of history, erased women and invented civilisations. Today history is often used to justify xenophobia, nationalism and inequality as we cling to grand origin stories and heroic tales of extraordinary men. Exploring myths, mysteries and misconceptions about the past - from the legacies of figures like Pythagoras and Christopher Columbus, to the realities of life in the gun-toting Wild West, to the archaeological digs that have upset our understanding of the birth of civilisation - David Mountain reveals how ongoing revolutions in history and archaeology are shedding light on the truth. Full of adventures, and based on detailed research and interviews, Past Mistakes will make you reconsider your understanding of history - and of the world today. From the fall of Rome to the rise of the Wild West, David Mountain brings colour and perspective to historical mythmaking.

Author: David Mountain
Publisher: Icon Books
Published: 02/09/2021
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.60w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781785786624


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/15/2021

About the Author
David Mountain is a writer, speaker and editor, based in Edinburgh. After working as a scientific editor at an environmental NGO, he studied the politics of nationalism at the University of Edinburgh and now writes about history, politics and philosophy. This is his first book.

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