Historians in public : the practice of American history, 1890-1970 /

Historians in public : the practice of American history, 1890-1970 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tyrrell, Ian R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Historiography > United States > History > 20th century.
Historians > United States > History > 20th century.
Historians > United States > Political activity > History > 20th century.
Historiography > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Historiography > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Public history > United States > History > 20th century.
Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Historiography.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of 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.