McCormick of Rutgers : scholar, teacher, public historian / / Michael J. Birkner

• Autore: Birkner Michael J. <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2001; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 pages)
• Disciplina: 973/.07/202; B
• Soggetto topico: Historians - United States; Educators - United States
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-218) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- MCCORMICK OF RUTGERS -- Contents -- Preface -- A NOTE ON THE TEXT -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 The Path to a Life with History -- CHAPTER 2 Revitalizing the Study of New Jersey History -- CHAPTER 3 Life at Rutgers: Doing Public History in the 1950s and 1960s -- CHAPTER 4 Championing a New Political History -- CHAPTER 5 The Turbulent '60s at Rutgers -- CHAPTER 6 Doing History: Reflections -- Notes -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1: THE PATH TO A LIFE WITH HISTORY -- CHAPTER 2: REVITALIZING THE STUDY OF NEW JERSEY HISTORY -- CHAPTER 3: LIFE AT RUTGERS: DOING PUBLIC HISTORY IN THE 1950S AND 1960S -- CHAPTER 4: CHAMPIONING A NEW POLITICAL HISTORY -- CHAPTER 5: THE TURBULENT '60S AT RUTGERS -- CHAPTER 6: DOING HISTORY: REFLECTIONS -- Selected Bibliography of McCormick's Publications -- BOOKS -- GUIDES, PAMPHLETS, PUBLISHED REPORTS -- ARTICLES -- MISCELLANY -- PH.D. STUDENTS TRAINED BY RICHARD P. MCCORMICK -- Bibliography -- BOOKS -- ARTICLES -- UNPUBLISHED SOURCES -- Index -- Recent Titles in Studies in Historiography -- About the Author.
• Sommario/riassunto: Richard P. McCormick made his mark as an innovative student of American party politics, as well as the most influential interpreter of New Jersey history. A distinguished teacher, scholar, and public historian, McCormick revitalized a venerable but dormant state historical society. Later, he used notable anniversaries, such as the Bicentennial of the American Revolution and the Tercentenary of New Jersey's founding, as vehicles to bring history to schools and the general public. He also helped create a state historical agency, the New Jersey Historical Commission, to promote New Jersey's past and preserve its historic treasures. Birkner describes McCormick's life and times. He looks at McCormick's scholarly apprenticeship, the origins of his interest in a new political history, and his contributions to the study of American politics before the Civil War. McCormick's concern for elucidating political machinery was fused with a fundamental skepticism about American democracy as run by and for the people. Through use of oral history, McCormick tells his own story. Then, through their exchanges, Birkner challenges some of McCormick's scholarly arguments and elicits responses that help to shed light on his subject's theory of politics.
• Titolo autorizzato: McCormick of Rutgers
• ISBN: 9798400683909; 9780313000805; 0313000808
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910961197603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in historiography ; ; no. 6.