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Historical truth and lies about the past : reflections on Dewey, Dreyfus, de Man, and Reagan / Alan B. Spitzer

Author
Spitzer, Alan B. (Alan Barrie), 1925-
Published
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1996.
Physical Description
162 pages ; 25 cm

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Contents
Introduction : historical argument when the political chips are down -- John Dewey, the "trial" of Leon Trotsky, and the search for historical truth -- Versions of truth in the Dreyfus case -- The debate over the wartime writings of Paul De Man : the language of setting the record straight -- Ronald Reagan's Bitburg narrative.
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ISBN
0807822892
0807845981 (pbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-156) and index.
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