Historians In Trouble
Plagarism, Fraud, and Politics in the Ivory Tower
Published on 17. May 2005
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-56584-884-9 (ISBN)
Description
A revealing look at headline-grabbing controversies revolving around charges of plagiarism and fraud in the profession of history. Focusing on 12 key controversies on both sides of the political spectrum, Wiener seeks to understand why some cases make the headlines and end careers while others do not. He looks at the case of Michael Bellesiles, the historian of gun culture accused of research fraud; accused plagiarists and celebrity historians Stephen Ambrose and Doris Kearns Goodwin; and Pulitzer Prize winner Joseph J Ellis.
Reviews / Votes
"Wiener covers the modern university as if it were a police beat." -John Leonard, Harper's"[Wiener's] argument . . . is persuasively mounted." -Financial Times
"Make[s] the case clearly and forcefully that historians' violations of common standards of ethics are not to be taken lightly." -Los Angeles Times
"As readable as any political thriller." -Library Journal
"Intrigues and educates . . . Wiener has a journalist's knack for boiling complex cases into digestible bits." -The Seattle Times
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
392 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56584-884-9 (9781565848849)
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Person
Jon Wiener is a professor of history at the University of California at Irvine and a contributing editor to The Nation. The author of several books, including Gimme Some Truth, Come Together, and Professors, Politics, and Pop, he lives in Los Angeles.