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A portion of this book appeared in a slightly
different form in "John Dewey, the Trial of Leon
Trotsky, and the Search for Historical Truth," History
and Theory 29, no. 1 ( 1990): 16-37, and is reprinted
with the permission of the publisher.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Spitzer Alan B. (Alan Barrie), 1925 -
Historical truth and lies about the past: reflections
on Dewey, Dreyfus, de Man, and Reagan / Alan B. Spitzer
.

p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p.)
and index. Contents: Introduction: historical
argument when the political chips are down -- John
Dewey, the "trial" of Leon Trotsky, and the search
for historical truth -- Versions of truth in the Dreyfus
case -- The debate over the wartime writings of Paul
de Man -- Ronald Reagan's Bitburg narrative.
ISBN ( 0-8078-2289-2. -- ISBN 0-8078-4598-1 (pbk.)
1. Historiography. 2. Truth. 3. Objectivity. 4. History,
Modern -- 20th century -- Case studies. I. Title.
D13.S645 1996 95-47876
CIP
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