Public History in Historical Perspective – serie
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Out of the Attic
Inventing Antiques in Twentieth-century New England
Häftad, 2009
603 kr
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This title traces the rise of the modern market for antique goods. In this era of Antiques Roadshow and eBay, it is hard to imagine a time when Americans did not treasure the home furnishings of elite early American families. But as this book demonstrates, antiquing - particularly the practice of …
Museums, Monuments and National Parks
Toward a New Geneaology of Public History
Häftad, 2012
368 kr
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The rapid expansion of the field of public history since the 1970s has led many to believe that it is a relatively new profession. In this book, Denise D. Meringolo shows that the roots of public history actually reach back to the nineteenth century, when the federal government entered into the …
Living Exhibition
The Smithsonian and the Transformation of the Universal Museum
Häftad, 2013
410 kr
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Since its founding in 1846 ""for the increase and diffusion of knowledge,"" the Smithsonian Institution has been an important feature of the American cultural landscape. In A Living Exhibition, William S. Walker examines the tangled history of cultural exhibition at the Smithsonian from its early …
Remembering the Revolution
Memory, History, and Nation Making from Independence to the Civil War
Av Michael McDonnell, Clare Corbould m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
666 kr
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In today’s United States, the legacy of the American Revolution looms large. From presidential speeches to bestselling biographies, from conservative politics to school pageants, everybody knows something about the Revolution. Yet what was a messy, protracted, divisive, and destructive war has …
From Storefront to Monument
Tracing the Public History of the Black Museum Movement
Häftad, 2013
367 kr
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Today well over two hundred museums focusing on African American history and culture can be found throughout the United States and Canada. Many of these institutions trace their roots to the 1960s and 1970s, when the struggle for racial equality inspired a movement within the black community to …
Exhibiting Scotland
Objects, Identity, and the National Museum
Häftad, 2018
682 kr
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In 1707 Scotland ceased to exist as an independent country and became part of Great Britain. Yet it never lost its distinct sense of identity, history, and politics. To preserve the country's unique antiquities and natural specimens, a Scottish earl founded the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in …
Clio's Foot Soldiers
Twentieth-Century U.S. Social Movements and Collective Memory
Häftad, 2018
635 kr
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Collective memories are key to social movements. Activists draw on a shared history to build identity, create movement cohesion, and focus political purpose. But what happens when marginalized communities do not find their history in dominant narratives? How do they create a useable past to bind …
Stages of Memory
Reflections on Memorial Art, Loss, and the Spaces Between
Häftad, 2018
396 kr
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From around the world, whether for New York City's 9/11 Memorial, at exhibits devoted to the arts of Holocaust memory, or throughout Norway's memorial process for the murders at Utøya, James E. Young has been called on to help guide the grief stricken and survivors in how to mark their losses. This …
Cross-Border Commemorations
Celebrating Swedish Settlement in America
Häftad, 2018
635 kr
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The histories of colonial settlement in America are generally presented as uniquely national stories. Yet because these histories involved settlers who crossed oceans, they are inherently transnational and have been important for different groups throughout the world. To understand how settlement …
Taking Possession
The Politics of Memory in a St. Louis Town House
Häftad, 2019
368 kr
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West of downtown St. Louis sits an 1851 town house that bears no obvious relationship to the monumental architecture, trendy condominiums, and sports stadia of its surroundings. Originally the residence of a fur-trade tycoon and now the Campbell House Museum, the house has been subject to energetic …
Preserving Maritime America
A Cultural History of the Nation's Great Maritime Museums
Häftad, 2019
396 kr
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The United States has long been dependent on the seas, but Americans know little about their maritime history. While Britain and other countries have established national museums to nurture their seagoing traditions, America has left that responsibility to private institutions. In this …
Collecting the Globe
The Salem East India Marine Society Museum
Häftad, 2020
396 kr
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The East India Marine Society Museum was one of the most influential collecting institutions in nineteenth-century America. From 1799 to 1867, when Salem, MassachuSetts, was a premier American port and launching pad for international trade, the museum's collection developed at a nexus of global …
Genealogical Sublime
Av Julia Creet
Häftad, 2020
310 kr
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Since the early 2000s, genealogy has become a lucrative business, an accelerating online industry, a massive data mining project, and fodder for reality television. But the fact remains that our contemporary fascination with family history cannot be understood independently of the powerful …
Museum Diplomacy
Transnational Public History and the U.S. Department of State
Häftad, 2020
396 kr
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The Museums Connect program stands at the intersection of transnational public history and international diplomacy. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the American Alliance of Museums, this program partners U.S. museums and non-U.S. museums in projects designed to foster …
Rescued from Oblivion
Historical Cultures in the Early United States
Av Alea Henle
Inbunden, 2020
1045 kr
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In 1791, a group of elite Bostonian men established the first historical society in the nation. Within sixty years, the number of local history organizations had increased exponentially, with states and territories from Maine to Louisiana and Georgia to Minnesota boasting collections of their …
Rescued from Oblivion
Historical Cultures in the Early United States
Av Alea Henle
Häftad, 2020
396 kr
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In 1791, a group of elite Bostonian men established the first historical society in the nation. Within sixty years, the number of local history organizations had increased exponentially, with states and territories from Maine to Louisiana and Georgia to Minnesota boasting collections of their …
Shaker Fever
America's Twentieth-Century Fascination with a Communitarian Sect
Häftad, 2020
357 kr
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Americans were enthralled by the Shakers in the years between 1925 and 1965. They bought Shaker furniture, saw Shaker worship services enacted on Broadway, sang Shaker songs, dressed in Shaker-inspired garb, collected Shaker artifacts, and restored Shaker villages. William D. Moore analyzes the …
Lost on the Freedom Trail
The National Park Service and Urban Renewal in Postwar Boston
Häftad, 2022
396 kr
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Boston National Historical Park is one of America's most popular heritage destinations, drawing in millions of visitors annually. Tourists flock there to see the site of the Boston Massacre, to relive Paul Revere's midnight ride, and to board Old Ironsides—all of these bound together by the iconic …
Cultural Arsenal for Democracy
The World War II Work of U.S. Museums
Inbunden, 2022
1045 kr
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Does it seem strange to think of a museum as a weapon in national defense?" asked John Hay Whitney, president of the Museum of Modern Art, in June 1941. As the United States entered the Second World War in the months to follow, this idea seemed far from strange to museums. Working to strike the …
Cultural Arsenal for Democracy
The World War II Work of U.S. Museums
Häftad, 2022
396 kr
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Does it seem strange to think of a museum as a weapon in national defense?" asked John Hay Whitney, president of the Museum of Modern Art, in June 1941. As the United States entered the Second World War in the months to follow, this idea seemed far from strange to museums. Working to strike the …
Exhibiting Evangelicalism
Commemoration and Religion's Presence of the Past
Häftad, 2022
385 kr
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Religion is a subject often overlooked or ignored by public historians. Whether they are worried about inadvertent proselytizing or fearful of contributing to America's ongoing culture wars, many heritage professionals steer clear of discussing religion's formative role in the past when they build …
Exhibiting Evangelicalism
Commemoration and Religion's Presence of the Past
Inbunden, 2022
1015 kr
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Religion is a subject often overlooked or ignored by public historians. Whether they are worried about inadvertent proselytizing or fearful of contributing to America's ongoing culture wars, many heritage professionals steer clear of discussing religion's formative role in the past when they build …
Spirit of Colonial Williamsburg
Ghosts and Interpreting the Recreated Past
Av Alena Pirok
Häftad, 2022
357 kr
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On any given night, hundreds of guests walk the darkened streets of Colonial Williamsburg looking for ghosts. Since the early 2000s, both the museum and private companies have facilitated these hunts, offering year-round ghost tours. Critics have called these excursions a cash grab, but in truth, …
Spirit of Colonial Williamsburg
Ghosts and Interpreting the Recreated Past
Av Alena Pirok
Inbunden, 2022
1015 kr
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On any given night, hundreds of guests walk the darkened streets of Colonial Williamsburg looking for ghosts. Since the early 2000s, both the museum and private companies have facilitated these hunts, offering year-round ghost tours. Critics have called these excursions a cash grab, but in truth, …
American Relics and the Politics of Public Memory
Häftad, 2023
368 kr
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The gold epaulettes that George Washington wore into battle. A Union soldier’s bloody shirt in the wake of the Civil War. A crushed wristwatch after the 9/11 attacks. The bullet-riddled door of the Pulse nightclub. Volatile and shape-shifting, relics have long played a role in memorializing the …
American Relics and the Politics of Public Memory
Inbunden, 2023
1146 kr
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The gold epaulettes that George Washington wore into battle. A Union soldier’s bloody shirt in the wake of the Civil War. A crushed wristwatch after the 9/11 attacks. The bullet-riddled door of the Pulse nightclub. Volatile and shape-shifting, relics have long played a role in memorializing the …
Branching Out
The Public History of Trees
Häftad, 2025
396 kr
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Trees are not just natural resources; they are also cultural ones that present unique challenges and opportunities for public historians. Trees can serve as important objects of memory, recalling past triumphs or tragedies. They can be the last living witness to important events or community …
Branching Out
The Public History of Trees
Inbunden, 2025
1146 kr
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Trees are not just natural resources; they are also cultural ones that present unique challenges and opportunities for public historians. Trees can serve as important objects of memory, recalling past triumphs or tragedies. They can be the last living witness to important events or community …
German Memorials, Motifs, and Meanings
A Cultural History in Bronze, Wood, and Stone
Häftad, 2025
396 kr
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German Memorials, Motifs, and Meanings offers a unique cultural history of German memorialization. The book focuses not on a single, isolated era, but rather on enduring memorial motifs—enchanted stones, magical trees, raised fists, stone circles, and similar evocative symbols derived from myth, …
German Memorials, Motifs, and Meanings
A Cultural History in Bronze, Wood, and Stone
Inbunden, 2025
1146 kr
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German Memorials, Motifs, and Meanings offers a unique cultural history of German memorialization. The book focuses not on a single, isolated era, but rather on enduring memorial motifs—enchanted stones, magical trees, raised fists, stone circles, and similar evocative symbols derived from myth, …
