Place to Remember

Using History to Build Community

AvRobert R. Archibald

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

Del i serien American Association for State and Local History

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Beskrivning

Well-known public historian Robert Archibald's personal exploration of the intersections of history, memory, and community reveals how we participate in the making and sustaining of community as well as how we remember the community that shaped us. Writing in a rich literary narrative, Archibald blends local history, personal reminiscence, and an analysis of the changing meaning of community with a passionate call for more effective public history. A Place to Remember poetically illustrates how we are active participants in the past and the role and importance of history in contemporary life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-07-02
Mått:155 x 232 x 14 mm
Vikt:358 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:American Association for State and Local History
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:AltaMira Press
ISBN:9780761989431

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Mer om författaren

Since 1988 Robert R. Archibald has been president and CEO of the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis, Missouri. An active member of many professional and community organizations and author of The New Town Square: Museums and Communities in Transition (AltaMira 2004), he writes and speaks on numerous topics from history and historical practice to community building and environmental responsibility.

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Archibald thinks that the time has come when public history organizations will be asked to take more responsibility in facilitating methods of doing public business. The skills needed to achieve consensus must inevitably take into account those experiences in the collective past which further understanding. His book is worth reading and studying by museum staffs and historical society boards, and I would urge that they circulate a copy and discuss it.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 AcknowledgmentsChapter 2 1 Facing the PastChapter 3 2 RemembranceChapter 4 3 Somewhere in TimeChapter 5 4 Speaking with the PastChapter 6 5 Common GroundChapter 7 6 Values at the CoreChapter 8 7 IntersectionsChapter 9 8 Friends and ColleaguesChapter 10 9 Everybody's BusinessChapter 11 10 Facing the FutureChapter 12 A Brief BooklistChapter 13 About the Author