Presenting the Past PB

Benson, Susan P (Editor), and Brier, Stephen (Editor), and Rosenzweig, Roy, Professor (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0877224137 / ISBN 13: 9780877224136

Published by Temple University Press, 1986

About this Item

Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Critical Perspectives on the Past (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. clean tight pages, no bent corners; eb 25 Fine. Signed by previous owner.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Presenting the Past PB
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877224137
• ISBN 13: 9780877224136
• Binding: Trade paperback

About this title

Synopsis

Examines the field of public history. This book considers the role of mass media, the affects of applied history, and the importance of grassroots efforts to shape historical consciousness. It shows how Americans have come to view themselves, their ancestors, and their heritage through the influence of mass media, and 'public history'.

About the Author

Susan Porter Benson is Associate Professor and Chair of History at Bristol Community College in Massachusetts.

Stephen Brier is Director of the American Social History Project and Senior Research Scholar at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Roy Rosenzweig is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Oral History Program at George Mason University in Virginia.

Contributors: Michael Frisch, Priscilla Murollo, Josh Brown, Ed Countryman, Eric Breitbart, Michael Wallace, Reginald Butler, Gertrude Fraser, Barbara Melosh, Christina Simmons, Daniel Walkowitz, Terrence O’Donnell, Linda Shopes, Jeremy Brecher, Lisa Duggan, Sonya Michel, Jeffrey C. Stewart, Fath Davis Ruffins, James Green, and the editors.