Historians in public : the practice of American history, 1890-1970 / Ian Tyrrell.
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TextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 2005.Description: xii, 348 p. 23 cmISBN: - 0226821935 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780226821931 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0226821943 (alk. paper)
- 9780226821948 (alk. paper)
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- 002 E 175 T993h 2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-328) and index.
What's wrong with history? the contemporary context -- The great Jeremiad: the history of historical specialization -- professional historians, amateurs, and nonacademic audiences, 1890-1939 / Searching for the general reader -- Allan Nevins and friends, 1930s-1950s / The crusade against pedantry and its aftermath -- Movies made history and history made movies -- how the American Historical Association sought to meet a mass culture / Radio days -- progressives and teachers before World War II / Contesting the retreat from the schools -- American history and the school curriculum in war and peace / The patriots' call -- public and applied history, 1890-1930 / Going public -- History making in the New Deal state -- World War II, the Cold War, and remaking history / States of war -- connecting and disconnecting with public audiences / The state, the local, and the national.
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.
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