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Historians in public : the practice of American history, 1890-1970
- Title
- Historians in public : the practice of American history, 1890-1970 / Ian Tyrrell.
- Author
- Tyrrell, Ian R.
- Publication
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
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- Description
- xii, 348 p.; 23 cm.
- Subject
- Historiography > United States > History > 20th century
- Historians > United States > History > 20th century
- Historians > United States > Political activity > History > 20th century
- Historiography > Social aspects > History > United States > 20th century
- Historiography > Political aspects > History > United States > 20th century
- Public history > United States > History > 20th century
- Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century
- United States > Historiography
- Bibliography (note)
- 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.
- Call Number
- I 05-6936
- ISBN
- 0226821935 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0226821943 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2005003459
- OCLC
- 57754492
- Author
- Tyrrell, Ian R.
- Title
- Historians in public : the practice of American history, 1890-1970 / Ian Tyrrell.
- Imprint
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-328) and index.
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- Research Call Number
- I 05-6936