The Historian's Conscience: Australian Historians on the Ethics of History

Macintyre, Stuart

ISBN 10: 0522851398 / ISBN 13: 9780522851397

Published by Melbourne University Publishing, 2004

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Synopsis:

Eminent contributors include Alan Atkinson, Graeme Davison, Greg Dening, John Hirst, Beverley Kingston, Marilyn Lake, and Iain McCalman.
They not only ask but answer the hard questions about writing and researching history. How do historians choose their histories? What sort of emotional investment do they make in their subjects, and how do they control their sympathies? How do they deal with unpalatable discoveries? To whom are historians responsible? And for whom are they entitled to speak?
Intellectually provocative, often personally revealing, always engaged, The Historian's Conscience is a 'must read'.

About the Author:

Stuart Macintyre is the Ernest Scott Professor of History, the dean of arts, and a laureate professor at the University of Melbourne. He is the author of A Colonial Liberalism, A History for a Nation, The History Wars, The Oxford History of Australia, Volume Four, and The Reds.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Historian's Conscience: Australian ...
Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New