Becoming Historians

by James M. Banner Jr.

Book Overview

In this unique collection, the memoirs of eleven historians provide a fascinating portrait of a formative generation of scholars. Born around the time of World War II, these influential historians came of age just before the upheavals of the 1960s and '70s and helped to transform both their discipline and the broader world of American higher education. The self-inventions they thoughtfully chronicle led, in many cases, to the invention of new fields--including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226036588
• ISBN13: 9780226036588
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"