Presenting history, past and present, Peter J. Beck
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Presenting history, past and present, Peter J. Beck
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Presenting history
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Peter J. Beck
Sub title
past and present
Table Of Contents
Part 1. Presenting Academic and Popular History -- Why history and presenters of the past matter -- Presenting history in academia -- Reaching out to a popular audience -- Part 2. Presenters of the Past : Case Studies -- A.J.P. Taylor : the people's "history man" -- Eric Hobsbawm : the Marxist historian -- Simon Schama : the television historian -- Niall Ferguson : the "what ifs?" historian -- Joan Wallach Scott : the feminist historian -- Robert A. Rosenstone : the historian meets Hollywood -- Philippa Gregory : the historical novelist -- Terry Deary : the children's historian -- Michael A. Bellesiles and Stephen Ambrose : presenters in trouble -- David Irving : on trial as a presenter -- Part 3. Conclusion -- "Presentation, Presentation, Presentation."
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