| Description |
xii, 348 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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. |
| Subject |
Historiography -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Historiography. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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United States -- Historiography.
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Historians -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Historians. |
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Historians -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Historians -- Political activity. |
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Historiography -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Historiography -- Social aspects. |
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Historiography -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Historiography -- Political aspects. |
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Public history -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Public history. |
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Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Popular culture. |
| ISBN |
0226821943 alkaline paper |
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0226821935 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780226821931 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780226821948 alkaline paper |
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