Reflections on History and Historians

by Theodore S. Hamerow

Book Overview

History as a field of learning is in a state of crisis. It has lost much of its influence in institutions of higher learning and its place in public esteem. Historians have, in large part, lost touch with the intelligent lay reader and with the undergraduate college student. History's value to society is being questioned. In this work, a distinguished historian views the profession to which he has been devoted for more than thirty years. Theodore...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299109348
• ISBN13: 9780299109349
• Release Date: December 1990
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"