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Record Nr.

UNINA9910165020503321

Autore

Lyon Cherstin M. <1971->

Titolo

An introduction to public history : interpreting the past, engaging audiences / / Cherstin M. Lyon, Elizabeth M. Nix, Rebecca K. Shrum

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4422-7223-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

American Association for State and Local History

Disciplina

900

Soggetti

Public history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Introducing public history -- Thinking historically -- Interpreting the past case study : The Baltimore '68 Project -- Collecting history -- Interpreting and exhibiting history -- Engaging audiences -- Engaging audiences : case studies from the field -- Putting public history to work in your world.

Sommario/riassunto

Introduction to Public History: Interpreting the Past, Engaging Audiences is a brief foundational public history textbook for use in undergraduate and graduate classrooms. It is organized around the questions and ethical dilemmas that drive public history in a variety of settings, from local community-based projects to international case studies.