"Margaret MacMillan won great distinction a few years ago with her book Peacemakers on one of the more misunderstood events in modern history, the Versailles conference of 1919. Inevitably this event is mentioned more than once in this book, which does precisely what it says on the cover: it examines how history is used and abused by contemporary historians, amateur and professional, and by what we might best term the “history industry”. Based on lectures given by the author, her chapters deal more with the misuse of history than its legitimate use. At a time when history is becoming highly marketable – not just programmes such as those presented by David Starkey, but also books that popularise the subject – these considerations are more important than ever."

Did you catch the review of EAIFL 2010 author Margaret MacMillan's latest book, 'The Uses and Abuses of History' in Gulf News on Friday 2^nd July? If not, here is a link to the original review by Simon Heffer, which was published by The Daily Telegraph on 13^th June.

Gillian Bourke

PR and Communications Manager