About this title: The past has never been more contentious, its interpreters never more publicly at war. Now a renowned historian provides an evocative examination of his profession, American-style. Woodrow Wilson, a practicing academic historian before he took to politics, defined the importance of history: "A nation which does not know what it was yesterday, does ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Public Affairs, New York, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781586482442ISBN:1586482440
Description: Used Very Good. No Jacket. The text appears clean, the cover has very minor wear with a used stamp on the lower outer page edges. NO Dust Jacket. read more
Description: FINE/FINE. American history writing was always a bit flawed, but nowhere near what it is today, says author. Radical revisionism, the media, and mindless debate have hijacked history. no marks, clean, straight, bright, excellent condition. 2004, Public Affairs hardbound, 1st ed. & 1st printing (Stated), 287 pp. ISBN 1586482440 read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Public Affairs, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781586482442ISBN:1586482440
Description: New. 1586482440. 287 pages. "Woodrow Wilson, a practicing academic historian before he took to politics, defined the importance of why: 'A nation which does not know what it was yesterday, does not know what it is today. ' He, like many men of his generation, wanted to impose a version of America's founding identity: it was a land of the free and a home of the brave. But not the braves. Or the slaves. Or the disenfranchised women. So the history of Wilson's generation omitted a significant ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Public Affairs, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781586482442ISBN:1586482440
Description: New. 1586482440. FLAWLESS COPY, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED--287 pages; clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. --EXPOSES POPULAR PLAGIARISTS & FRAUDS--TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction: two-faced history * Ch. 1 The rise of consensus history * Ch. 2 Professions of history * Ch. 3 The new history and its promoters * Ch. 4 In the eye of the storm * Ch. 5 Falsification: the case of Michael Bellesiles * Ch. 6 Plagiarism: the cases of Stephen Ambrose and Doris ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Date Published: 2004-10-12
ISBN-13:9781586482442ISBN:1586482440
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Description: Good. 1586482440 Book is in Good condition: EX-LIBRARY with the normal stamps, stickers, bar code. Clean cover/interior pgs. No text marks. Very minor shelf-wear to cover edges. Tight binding. Great source of info! Ships from Dallas, Texas. Customer Service is our Number One Priority. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Public Affairs, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781586482442ISBN:1586482440
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Description: Very good. Woodrow Wilson, a practicing academic historian, like many men of his generation, wanted to impose a version of America's founding identity: it was a land of the free and a homeof the brave. But not the braves. Or the slaves. Or the disenfranchised. read more
"Historian, Peter Charles Hoffer, traces the history of American history from the beginning of the republic to modern times. From the onset, historians painted a somewhat one-sided picture of the founding of America from relations with existing inhabitants (native Americans) to the treatment of blacks before and after the Civil War. Texts written by Francis Parkman, later by Henry Steele Commager and even popular American history books by the revered, Daniel Boorstin have been less than objective, all of whom were classified by the author as consensus history. In recent years, such popular historians as Stephen Ambrose, Joseph Ellis and Doris Kearns Goodwin were given the proverbial "black eye" and in some cases were sanctioned because of missteps they had made as serious as fraud and plagiarism. The author takes a critical look at the writing of American history over time from the perspective of truth versus fiction."
"Author did a pretty good job. Although he is clearly critical of consensus history, I though he was a bit hard on new history. He easily could have been more critical of the right in its attacks, but he seems to want to be nice. Section on Bellisales was good, though a bit weak on Kearns."
"An interesting look at the history of American history writing. It surveys how long-standing tensions between celebratory, consensus history writing and a more critical, multiple perspective approach, and between popular and academic history writing, set the stage for recent scandals involving prominent popular historians (eg plagiarism in the cases of Stephen Ambrose and Doris Kearns Goodwin).
The stories detailing the misdeeds broke in conservative journals at the time, and conservative pundits relished the scandals. But the author of this book is fan of modern, left-leaning, critical, academic history writing, so his is not a partisan attack, but a pretty clear-headed look at where the historians went wrong and the surrounding context. At the end of the book, when he moves from history writing in particular to other current uses and abuses of history in popular culture, the analysis seems shallower and rushed, but overall, an illuminating read."
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