TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tyrrell,Ian R.
TI  - Historians in public: the practice of American history, 1890-1970 
SN  - 0226821935 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - 002 E 175 T993h 2005
U1  - 973 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Chicago, Ill.
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Historiography
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Historiografía
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Siglo XX
KW  - Historians
KW  - Historiadores
KW  - Estados unidos
KW  - Historia
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-328) and index; What's wrong with history? the contemporary context -- The great Jeremiad: the history of historical specialization -- professional historians, amateurs, and nonacademic audiences, 1890-1939 / Searching for the general reader -- Allan Nevins and friends, 1930s-1950s / The crusade against pedantry and its aftermath -- Movies made history and history made movies -- how the American Historical Association sought to meet a mass culture / Radio days -- progressives and teachers before World War II / Contesting the retreat from the schools -- American history and the school curriculum in war and peace / The patriots' call -- public and applied history, 1890-1930 / Going public -- History making in the New Deal state -- World War II, the Cold War, and remaking history / States of war -- connecting and disconnecting with public audiences / The state, the local, and the national
N2  - Shows that the perceived threat to history is recurrent, exaggerated, and often misunderstood. This book shows, the utility of history is a distinctive theme throughout the history of the discipline, as is the attempt to be responsive to public issues among pressure groups
ER  -