| Description |
1 online resource (292 pages) |
| Contents |
Title page-Respensible History; Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I-Irresponsible History; Chapter 1-A Theory of the Abuse of History; Chapter 2-The Dictator's Secret Archives; Chapter 3-Defamation Cases against Historians; Part II-Responsible History; Chapter 4-Duties of the Living to the Dead; Chapter 5-The Rights to Memory and History; Chapter 6-A Code of Ethics for Historians; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
The abuse of history is common and quite possibly once more on the rise. Although this is well documented, there is no general theory that enables historians to identify, prove, explain, and evaluate the many types of abuse of history. In this book, the author, founder of the Network of Concerned Historians, presents such a theory. Reflecting on the responsible use of history, the author identifies the duties that the living has toward the dead and analyzes the rights to memory and history necessary to fulfill these duties. He concludes his powerful argument by proposing a code of ethics as a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
History -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Historians -- Professional ethics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics. |
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HISTORY -- General. |
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Historians -- Professional ethics |
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History -- Moral and ethical aspects |
| Other Form: |
Print version: De Baets, Antoon. Responsible History. New York : Berghahn Books, Inc., ©2008 9781845455415 |
| ISBN |
9781845458782 (electronic bk.) |
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1845458788 (electronic bk.) |
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