Tosh, John <br/><br/>
Why history matters / 
John Tosh 
 - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;  New York :  Palgrave Macmillan,  2008 
 - xi, 173 p. ;  20 cm 
<br/><br/> In this introduction to the practical application of History, John Tosh persuasively argues we are in danger of missing history's principal contribution. Using topical examples from the Iraq War to AIDs to globalization, this text shows how history can provide the basis for an informed and critical understanding of our society 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780230521483  (pbk. : alk. paper) 0230521487  (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008020592 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public history
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D16.163  / .T67 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>900