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001 2014018290
003 DLC
005 20150610080923.0
008 141007s2014 alu b s001 0deng
010 $a 2014018290
020 $a9780817318512 (cloth : alkaline paper)
020 $z9780817387846 (e-book)
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050 00 $aE175.45$b.H56 2014
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084 $aHIS035000$aHIS036120$aHIS037030$2bisacsh
245 04 $aThe historian behind the history :$bconversations with Southern historians /$cedited by Megan L. Bever & Scott A. Suarez ; introduction by George C. Rable.
264 1 $aTuscaloosa :$bThe University of Alabama Press,$c2014.
300 $axiv, 202 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"Ten interviews with Southern historians--William Freehling, Laura Edwards, James McPherson, Gary W. Gallagher, Richard J. M. Blackett, J. Mills Thornton, Dan T. Carter, Theodore Rosengarten, Glenda Gilmore, and Pete Daniel--and an introduction by George C. Rable offer insights into their profession and the journeys they took"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 2 $a"The Historian behind the History brings together a collection of valuable interviews with prominent Southern historians conducted over the course of a decade by graduate students in the University of Alabama's history program for the journal Southern History. In the interviews, ten notable Southern historians and mentors illuminate the state of historiography, their experiences in the profession, and their thoughts about graduate education and southern history. The historians and their main topics include: Richard J. M. Blackett on antebellum and African American history; Dan T. Carter on Reconstruction, Civil Rights, and George Wallace; Pete Daniel on the New Deal and the Cold War South; Laura F. Edwards on the Early Republic, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and women's history; William W. Freehling on the antebellum South; Gary W. Gallagher on the Civil War; Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore on Jim Crow; James M. McPherson on the Civil War; Theodore Rosengarten on the Depression; J. Mills Thornton III on the antebellum South. In his introduction, award-winning author and historian George C. Rable draws together the multifaceted themes of these interviews, offering a compelling overview of the nature of the field. The Historian behind the History offers critical insights about the craft and professional life of the historian"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 197-199) and index.
650 0 $aHistorians$zSouthern States$vInterviews.
650 0 $aHistoriography$zSouthern States.
651 0 $aSouthern States$xHistoriography.
651 0 $aSouthern States$xHistory.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Study & Teaching.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV).$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Modern / General.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aBever, Megan L.$q(Megan Leigh),$d1984-
700 1 $aSuarez, Scott A.$q(Scott Albert),$d1980-