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Zareer Masani shares his thoughts on whether our view of the past is becoming distorted by present-day political concerns <\/p>

By Matt Elton\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 26 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The relationship between politics and history has long been a fraught one \u2013 particularly in recent years, when concerns that a political agenda may be shaping our view of the past have been rife. Speaking to Matt Elton, Zareer Masani details his thoughts on whether our view of the past is becoming distorted by present-day political concerns, and discusses his involvement in the scholarly group History Reclaimed.<\/p>\n\n

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