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Waldo4me said...

Good point, but this always raises questions. How does a "modern" historian separate out their own experiences and biases from their historical interpretations? Are we just substituting one perspective for another? Discovering new facts is much different from re-interpreting.

But, I suppose selling a book based on a radical new point of view is much more profitable than a rehash of old stuff. It makes you wonder what the science is in "social science".

Jun 9, 2011, 9:00:48 AM

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