An edition of Historians in public (2005)

Historians in public

the practice of American history, 1890-1970

  • 0 Ratings
  • 2 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read
Not in Library

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today

  • 0 Ratings
  • 2 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

Buy this book

Last edited by ImportBot
March 20, 2024 | History
An edition of Historians in public (2005)

Historians in public

the practice of American history, 1890-1970

  • 0 Ratings
  • 2 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

This edition doesn't have a description yet. Can you add one?

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
348

Buy this book

Edition Availability
Cover of: Historians in public
Historians in public: the practice of American history, 1890-1970
2005, University of Chicago Press
in English

Add another edition?

Book Details


Published in

Chicago

Table of Contents

What's wrong with history? the contemporary context
The great Jeremiad: the history of historical specialization
Searching for the general reader: professional historians, amateurs, and nonacademic audiences, 1890-1939
The crusade against pedantry and its aftermath: Allan Nevins and friends, 1930s-1950s
Movies made history and history made movies
Radio days: how the American Historical Association sought to meet a mass culture
Contesting the retreat from the schools: progressives and teachers before World War II
The patriots' call: American history and the school curriculum in war and peace
Going public: public and applied history, 1890-1930
History making in the New Deal state
States of war: World War II, the Cold War, and remaking history
The state, the local, and the national: connecting and disconnecting with public audiences.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-328) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973/.072/073
Library of Congress
E175 .T975 2005, E175.T975 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 348 p. ;
Number of pages
348

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3393350M
ISBN 10
0226821935, 0226821943
LCCN
2005003459
OCLC/WorldCat
57754492
Library Thing
2120397
Goodreads
9039

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

This work does not appear on any lists.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
March 20, 2024 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
December 19, 2023 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
January 1, 2023 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
October 28, 2022 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from Scriblio MARC record.