A Restless Past - History and the American Public (Paperback)

At a time when public commemorations and remembrances often develop into battlefields of contested meanings, historians play an even greater role in shaping the way the American public sees and understands its past. 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. Through the considerable ideological shifts of the last half century, historians have responded by asking new questions about those who preceded us and created powerful identities for those who had been long ignored.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2007
First published:	December 2007
Authors:	Joyce Appleby
Dimensions:	228 x 117 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-4253-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Promotions
LSN:	0-7425-4253-X
Barcode:	9780742542532

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