Overview
Distinguished historian Joyce Appleby has been at the forefront of many of the recent debates about historians and the public's history. In this engaging work, she brings together her most important reflections on the historian's craft and its importance. A Restless Past carefully examines the ways in which the dynamic events of the second half of the twentieth century have significantly altered the way historians approach the past and highlights the incredible power they hold in shaping a national identity.
- | Author: Joyce Appleby
- | Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- | Publication Date: Dec 01, 2007
- | Number of Pages: 200 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 074254253X
- | ISBN-13: 9780742542532
