History Comes Alive - Public History and Popular Culture in the 1970s (Hardcover)

During the 1976 Bicentennial celebration, millions of Americans engaged with the past in brand-new ways. They became absorbed by historical miniseries like Roots, visited museums with new exhibits that immersed them in the past, propelled works of historical fiction onto the bestseller list, and participated in living history events across the nation. While many of these activities were sparked by the Bicentennial, M. J. Rymsza-Pawlowska shows that, in fact, they were symptomatic of a fundamental shift in Americans' relationship to history during the 1960s and 1970s. For the majority of the twentieth century, Americans thought of the past as foundational to, but separate from, the present, and they learned and thought about history in informational terms. But Rymsza-Pawlowska argues that the popular culture of the 1970s reflected an emerging desire to engage and enact the past on a more emotional level: to consider the feelings and motivations of historic individuals and, most importantly, to use this in reevaluating both the past and the present. This thought-provoking book charts the era's shifting feeling for history, and explores how it serves as a foundation for the experience and practice of history making today.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in United States Culture
Release date:	November 2017
Authors:	M. J. Rymsza-Pawlowska
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-4696-3385-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > Theory & methods > General
LSN:	1-4696-3385-X
Barcode:	9781469633855

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