On Doing Local History

Informationen zum Autor By Carol Kammen Klappentext This is the third edition of a book that has become a classic in the public history field. First published in 1986, revised in 2003, On Doing Local History offers not only discussion of practical matters, but also a deeper reflection on local, public history, what it means, and why it is done. It is used in classrooms and found on the shelves of local historians across the U.S. Zusammenfassung This is the third edition of a book that has become a classic in the public history field. First published in 1986! revised in 2003! On Doing Local History offers not only discussion of practical matters! but also a deeper reflection on local! public history! what it means! and why it is done. It is used in classrooms and found on the shelves of local historians across the U.S. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Dwight PitcaithleyIntroductionChapter 1:Local History's PastCoda to Chapter 1: Revising What is Held as TrueChapter 2: Thinking about Local HistoryCoda to Chapter 2: CensorshipChapter 3: The Subjects of Local HistoryCoda to Chapter 3: Journalists and HistoriansChapter 4: Clio and Her SistersChapter 5: How to Write a Congregational HistoryChapter 6: Researching Local HistoryCoda to Chapter 6: When Being Right is not Good EnoughChapter 7: Giving BackCoda to Chapter 7: The Great Document ExchangeChapter 8: The Local HistorianCoda to Chapter 8: Adult Local History WorkshopsChapter 9: The Past that was YesterdayCoda to Chapter 9: One Last ThingAbout the AuthorIndex

Product details

• Authors: Carol Kammen, Kammen Carol
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.04.2014
• EAN: 9780759123694
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-2369-4
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: American Association for State & Local History; American Association for State and Local History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, HISTORY / Historiography, HISTORY / United States / General, Historiography, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Oral History;Public History