The Historian's Conscience: Australian Historians on the Ethics of HistoryStuart Macintyre Focuses on historians and the history profession. This work not only asks but also answers the questions about writing and researching history such as: How do historians choose their histories? What sort of emotional investment do they make in their subjects, and how do they control their sympathies? How do they deal with unpalatable discoveries? |
Contents
Do good historians have feelings? | 17 |
GREG DENING | 40 |
RHYS ISAAC | 64 |
JOHN HIRST | 84 |
PENNY RUSSELL | 106 |
GLENDA SLUGA | 126 |
DAVID CHRISTIAN | 139 |
IAIN MCCALMAN | 160 |
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Historian's Conscience: Australian historians on the ethics of history Stuart Macintyre Limited preview - 2016 |
Historian's Conscience: Australian historians on the ethics of history Stuart Macintyre No preview available - 2016 |
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