02765nam 2200589 a 450 991079136330332120170815145054.01-282-62741-497866126274151-84545-878-810.1515/9781845458782(CKB)2560000000012128(EBL)544348(OCoLC)645100956(SSID)ssj0000432201(PQKBManifestationID)12175493(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000432201(PQKBWorkID)10477731(PQKB)11529405(MiAaPQ)EBC544348(DE-B1597)637597(DE-B1597)9781845458782(EXLCZ)99256000000001212820080701d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrResponsible history[electronic resource] /Antoon De BaetsNew York Berghahn Books20091 online resource (292 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84545-541-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-258) and index.Title page-Respensible History; Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I-Irresponsible History; Chapter 1-A Theory of the Abuse of History; Chapter 2-The Dictator's Secret Archives; Chapter 3-Defamation Cases against Historians; Part II-Responsible History; Chapter 4-Duties of the Living to the Dead; Chapter 5-The Rights to Memory and History; Chapter 6-A Code of Ethics for Historians; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThe abuse of history is common and quite possibly once more on the rise. Although this is well documented, there is no general theory that enables historians to identify, prove, explain, and evaluate the many types of abuse of history. In this book, the author, founder of the Network of Concerned Historians, presents such a theory. Reflecting on the responsible use of history, the author identifies the duties that the living has toward the dead and analyzes the rights to memory and history necessary to fulfill these duties. He concludes his powerful argument by proposing a code of ethics as a HistoryMoral and ethical aspectsHistoriansProfessional ethicsHistoryMoral and ethical aspects.HistoriansProfessional ethics.174.9915.01bcl15.02bclBaets Antoon de1955-1317816MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791363303321Responsible history3751047UNINA