Historians in Public by Ian Tyrrell
Shows that the perceived threat to history is recurrent, exaggerated, and often misunderstood. This book shows, the utility of history is a distinctive theme throughout the history of the discipline, as is the attempt to be responsive to public issues among pressure groups.
"An indispensable record of the discipline and practice of history in the United StatesBy uncovering a vast range of early initiatives that historians undertook to deal with issues that included the very practice of scholarship, the appropriateness of utilizing new mass media opportunities, state funding and support, political ideology, and 'the objectivity question,' Ian Tyrrell has created a useful new history from which historians can think and act more creatively in the present." - David Thelen, Indiana University"
Ian Tyrrell is professor in the School of History at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He is the author of five previous books, including Sobering Up: From Temperance to Prohibition in Antebellum America.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226821948 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226821943 |
| Title | Historians in Public |
| Author | Ian Tyrrell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2005-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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