Tyrrell, Ian R.
Historians in public : the practice of American history, 1890-1970 / Ian Tyrrell. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005. - xii, 348 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-328) and index.
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.
0226821935 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226821943 (alk. paper)
2005003459
Historiography--History--United States--20th century.
Historians--History--United States--20th century.
Historians--Political activity--History--United States--20th century.
Historiography--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Historiography--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Public history--History--United States--20th century.
Popular culture--History--United States--20th century.
United States--Historiography.
E175 / .T97 2005
Historians in public : the practice of American history, 1890-1970 / Ian Tyrrell. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005. - xii, 348 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-328) and index.
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.
0226821935 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226821943 (alk. paper)
2005003459
Historiography--History--United States--20th century.
Historians--History--United States--20th century.
Historians--Political activity--History--United States--20th century.
Historiography--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Historiography--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Public history--History--United States--20th century.
Popular culture--History--United States--20th century.
United States--Historiography.
E175 / .T97 2005