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A prominent Dutch historian upsets our linear conception of time and event and introduces a new way to envision history.

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A beautiful book, thought provoking and a pleasure to read. American Historical Review

Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Burying the Dead, Creating the Past 2. "Forget About It" 3. Presence 4. Spots of Time 5. Thirsting for Deeds: Schiller and the Historical Sublime 6. Into Cleanness Leaping: The Vertiginous Urge to Commit History 7. Inventing the New from the Old 8. Crossing the Wires in the Pleasure Machine 9. Our Own Best Enemy: How Humans Energize Their Evolution Coda Notes Index

Moved by the Past

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 06/05/2014
      ISBN13: 9780231168205, 978-0231168205
      ISBN10: 0231168209

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A prominent Dutch historian upsets our linear conception of time and event and introduces a new way to envision history.

      Trade Review
      A beautiful book, thought provoking and a pleasure to read. American Historical Review

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1. Burying the Dead, Creating the Past 2. "Forget About It" 3. Presence 4. Spots of Time 5. Thirsting for Deeds: Schiller and the Historical Sublime 6. Into Cleanness Leaping: The Vertiginous Urge to Commit History 7. Inventing the New from the Old 8. Crossing the Wires in the Pleasure Machine 9. Our Own Best Enemy: How Humans Energize Their Evolution Coda Notes Index

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