A Place to Remember: Using History To Build Community (American Association For State And Local History)

Archibald, Robert

ISBN 10: 0761989439 / ISBN 13: 9780761989431

Published by AltaMira Press, 1999

About this Item

Exploring the intersections of history, memory, and community, this book reveals how we participate in the making and sustaining of community as well as how we remember the community that shaped us. It illustrates how we are active participants in the past and the role and importance of history in contemporary life. Series: American Association for State & Local History. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318. . 1999. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9780761989431

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Place to Remember: Using History To Build Community (American Association For State And Local History)
• Publisher: AltaMira Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761989439
• ISBN 13: 9780761989431
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Well-known public historian Robert Archibald's personal exploration of the intersections of history, memory, and community reveals how we participate in the making and sustaining of community as well as how we remember the community that shaped us. Writing in a rich literary narrative, Archibald blends local history, personal reminiscence, and an analysis of the changing meaning of community with a passionate call for more effective public history. A Place to Remember poetically illustrates how we are active participants in the past and the role and importance of history in contemporary life.

About the Authors

Since 1988 Robert R. Archibald has been president and CEO of the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis, Missouri. An active member of many professional and community organizations and author of The New Town Square: Museums and Communities in Transition (AltaMira 2004), he writes and speaks on numerous topics from history and historical practice to community building and environmental responsibility.

Since 1988 Robert R. Archibald has been president and CEO of the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis, Missouri. An active member of many professional and community organizations and author of The New Town Square: Museums and Communities in Transition (AltaMira 2004), he writes and speaks on numerous topics from history and historical practice to community building and environmental responsibility.