Teaching Public History

Book Overview

The field of public history is growing as college and university history departments seek to recruit and retain students by emphasizing how studying the past can sharpen their skills and broaden their career options. But faculty have often sought to increase course offerings without knowing exactly what the teaching and practice of public history entails. Public historians have debated the meanings of public history since the 1970s, but as more students...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469673304
• ISBN13: 9781469673301
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"