| Being a Historian: An Introduction to the Professional World of History. James M. Banner, Jr Contributor(s): Banner Jr, James M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 110769728X ISBN-13: 9781107697287 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $29.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Historiography - History | Reference |
| Dewey: 902.3 |
| LCCN: 2011037173 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on the author's more than 50 years of experience as a professional historian in academic and other capacities, Being a Historian is addressed to both aspiring and mature historians. It offers an overview of the state of the discipline of history today and the problems that confront it and its practitioners in many professions. James M. Banner Jr. argues that historians remain inadequately prepared for their rapidly changing professional world and that the discipline as a whole has yet to confront many of its deficiencies. He also argues that, no longer needing to conform automatically to the academic ideal, historians can now more safely and productively than ever before adapt to their own visions, temperaments, and goals as they take up their responsibilities as scholars, teachers, and public practitioners. Critical while also optimistic, this work suggests many topics for further scholarly and professional exploration, research, and debate. |