In this Book
- How to be a historian: Scholarly personae in historical studies, 1800–2000
- Book
- 2019
- Published by: Manchester University Press
summary
This volume offers a stimulating new perspective on the history of historical studies. Through the prism of ‘scholarly personae’, it explores why historians care about attitudes or dispositions that they consider necessary for studying the past, yet often disagree about what virtues, skills, or competencies are most important. More specifically, the volume explains why models of virtue known as ‘personae’ have always been contested, yet also can prove remarkably stable, especially with regard to their race, class, and gender assumptions. Covering historical studies across Europe, North America, Africa, and East Asia, How to be a historian will appeal not only to historians of historiography, but to all historians who occasionally wonder: What kind of a historian do I want to be?
Table of Contents
Additional Information
ISBN
9781526132819
Related ISBN(s)
9781526132802
MARC Record
OCLC
1107634769
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2019-09-16
Language
English
Open Access
No