TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harlan,David
TI  - The degradation of American history
SN  - 9780226316154 (electronic bk.)
AV  - E175 .H37 1997eb
U1  - 973/.07/2 21
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Chicago, Ill.
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - History
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Electronic resource
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - State & Local
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Geschiedschrijving
KW  - gtt
KW  - United States
KW  - Historiography
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Historiographie
KW  - Aspect moral
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Méthodologie
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-277) and index; "It Hath No Relish of Salvation in It": American historical writing at the end of the twentieth century -- Deeper into the wilderness: history takes the linguistic turn -- A people blinded from birth: American history according to the Left -- Doubts and dispossessions: feminist history in the 1990s -- After looking into the abyss: the promise of professionalism -- Return of the moral imagination -- A choice of inheritance -- Dream of a common history -- Love and objectivity
N2  - American historical writing has traditionally been one of our primary forms of moral reflection. However, David Harlan argues that in the disillusionment following the 1960s, history abandoned its redemptive potential and took up the methodology of the social sciences. In this provocative new book, Harlan describes the reasons for this turn to objectivity and professionalism, explains why it failed, and examines the emergence of a New Traditionalism in American historical writing. Part One, "The Legacy of the Sixties," describes the impact of literary theory in the 1970s and beyond
UR  - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=212640
ER  -