Detachment and the Writing of History: Essays and Letters of Carl L. Becker

Becker, Carl L.

ISBN 10: 0801490596 / ISBN 13: 9780801490590

Published by Cornell University Press, 2010

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Synopsis:

First published in 1958, Detachment and the Writing of History collects essays and letters by Carl L. Becker in which the noted historian outlines his views on the study of history, the craft of the historian, the art of teaching, and the historical evolution of the idea of democracy. Together, these invaluable writings demonstrate Becker's conviction of the moral seriousness of the historian's calling and of the importance of history as a factor, at once intellectual and artistically imaginative, in the life of society.

About the Author:

Carl L. Becker (1873–1945) taught at Cornell University, where he was John Wendell Anderson Professor of History and University Historian, from 1917 to 1941. His many books include The Declaration of Independence (1922) and The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth-Century Philosophers (1932).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Detachment and the Writing of History: ...
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New