| History Wars: The Enola Gay and Other Battles for the American Past Contributor(s): Linenthal, Edward Tabor (Author), Englehardt, Tom (Editor), Linethal, Edward T. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 080504387X ISBN-13: 9780805043877 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: From the "taming of the West" to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the portrayal of the past has become a battleground at the heart of American politics. What kind of history Americans should read, see, or fund is no longer merely a matter of professional interest to teachers, historians, and museum curators. Everywhere now, history is increasingly being held hostage, but to what end and why? In "History Wars," eight prominent historians consider the angry swirl of emotions that now surrounds public memory. Included are trenchant essays by Paul Boyer, John W. Dower, Tom Engelhardt, Richard H. Kohn, Edward Linenthal, Micahel S. Sherry, Marilyn B. Young, and Mike Wallace. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Historiography |
| Dewey: 940.542 |
| LCCN: 96000886 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.85 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the taming of the West to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the portrayal of the past has become a battleground at the heart of American politics. What kind of history Americans should read, see, or fund is no longer merely a matter of professional interest to teachers, historians, and museum curators. Everywhere now, history is increasingly being held hostage, but to what end and why? In History Wars, eight prominent historians consider the angry swirl of emotions that now surrounds public memory. Included are trenchant essays by Paul Boyer, John W. Dower, Tom Engelhardt, Richard H. Kohn, Edward Linenthal, Micahel S. Sherry, Marilyn B. Young, and Mike Wallace. |
Contributor Bio(s): Engelhardt, Tom: - Tom Engelhardt edited History Wars and Dilemmas of Domination from Henry Holt and Co. |