A restless past : history and the American public /

Distinguished historian Joyce Appleby has been at the forefront of many of the recent debates about historians and the public's history. In this engaging work, she brings together her most important reflections on the historian's craft and its importance. A Restless Past carefully examines...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Appleby, Joyce, 1929-2016
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2005.
Temas:
Historiography > Social aspects > United States.
Historiography > Political aspects > United States.
Historiographie > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Historiographie > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Historiography
Historiography > Political aspects
Historiography > Social aspects
Philosophy
United States > Historiography.
United States > History > Philosophy.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Distinguished historian Joyce Appleby has been at the forefront of many of the recent debates about historians and the public's history. In this engaging work, she brings together her most important reflections on the historian's craft and its importance. A Restless Past carefully examines the ways in which the dynamic events of the second half of the twentieth century have significantly altered the way historians approach the past and highlights the incredible power they hold in shaping a national identity.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 191 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781461640523
1461640520

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