History's Babel : scholarship, professionalization, and the historical enterprise in the United States, 1880-1940 / / Robert B. Townsend.
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 258 p. |
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Table of Contents:
- Building the historical enterprise, 1880 to 1910. Establishing a framework for "scientific" history scholarship ; Developing the tools and materials of history research ; Defining a profession of history teaching
- Cracks appear in the edifice of history, 1911 to 1925. Seeking refuge in professionalized scholarship ; Placing the tools and materials of research in "other hands" ; History teaching finds its own voice
- Scattering the historical enterprise, 1926 to 1940. The crisis of the "research men" ; Handing tools and materials over to others ; Teaching goes its own way, 1925-1940.