The Use and Abuse of HistoryA wide-ranging collection of essays which discuss ancient societies, and our interpretation of historical artefacts and documents in relation to historical viewpoints. |
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Preface page | 9 |
Myth Memory and History II | 11 |
The Ancestral Constitution | 34 |
Copyright | |
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