Presenting History: Past and Present

by Peter J. Beck

Book Overview

Who reads academic histories? Should historians reach out more beyond academia to the general public? Why do Hollywood films, historical novels and television histories prove more successful in presenting the past to a wider audience? What can historians do to improve their effectiveness in reaching and engaging their target audience in a digital age?

The way history is presented to an audience is often taken for granted, even ignored. Presenting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230242081
• ISBN13: 9780230242081
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"