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Historians in public : the practice of American history, 1890-1970
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Historians in public : the practice of American history, 1890-1970 / Ian Tyrrell.
ISBN
0226821935 (cloth : alk. paper)
0226821943 (alk. paper)
Published
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
Physical Description
xii, 348 p. ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 15, 2006
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-328) and index.
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.
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