Past into Print
Published Date:
Jun-09
Publisher:
British Library Publishing
ISBN:
9780712350273
Bibliographic Details:
Hardback, 200 pages, 244 x 172 mm, 30 b/w illustrations
Author:
Leslie Howsam
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£30.00
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The Publishing of History in Britain 1850 - 1950
A fresh approach to looking at the creation of historical knowledge, exploring history books and periodicals as sites of conflict and compromise. Traditionally scholars have been reluctant to acknowledge book-trade influences, either on the history they read and learn, or the histories they write and study. In this book the demands of commerce and of scholarship jostle with debates about patriotism and pedagogy.
'[a] clear sighted foray into that still largely uncharted territory [of book history]'
Penny Clark, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada
?a transformative contribution [to British historiography]?
Christine L. Krueger, SHARP News
