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Presenting the Past

Essays on History and the Public

Roy Rosenzweig author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Temple University Press,U.S.

Published:9th Apr '86

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In recent years, history has been increasingly popularized through television docudramas, history museums, paperback historical novels, grassroots community history projects, and other public representations of historical knowledge. This title offers a collection of essays which is the examination of the growing field called "public history."Lively and accessible essays examine the rapidly growing field called "public history"

"A lively and challenging exploration of the messages and methods of popular history... [The book] offers candor, analysts, and useful models for future efforts." --Journal of Social History

ISBN: 9780877224136

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 33mm

Weight: unknown

400 pages