A Restless Past: History and the American Public

A Restless Past: History and the American Public
ISBN-10
0742542521
ISBN-13
9780742542525
Category
History
Pages
191
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Author
Joyce Oldham Appleby

Description

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 20th century have significantly altered the way historians approach the past and highlights the incredible power they hold in shaping a national identity.

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