
Sense of History
The Place of the Past in American Life
University of Massachusetts Press
Published on 30. April 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-55849-281-3 (ISBN)
Description
The author of this work surveys the shifting boundaries between the personal, public, and professional uses of the past and explores their place in the broader cultural landscape. Each chapter investigates a specific encounter between Americans and their history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Massachusetts
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
60 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
463 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55849-281-3 (9781558492813)
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Person
DAVID GLASSBERG is professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and author of American Historical Pageantry: The Uses of Tradition in the Early Twentieth Century.
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