Public History

In 1966, the National Historic Preservation Act created a National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is the official list of places in the United States declared worthy of preservation. Every property is evaluated according to a standard set of criteria that provide the framework fo..

In 1966, the National Historic Preservation Act created a National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is the official list of places in the United States declared worthy of preservation. Every property is evaluated according to a standard set of criteria that provide the framework fo..

This interdisciplinary collection considers public and popular history within a global framework, seeking to understand considerations of local, domestic histories and the ways they interact with broader discourses. It was originally published as a special issue of the journal Rethinking History...

Public History: A Textbook of Practice provides a survey of the public historian’s work and coverage of the applied methodologies used by public historians. Relying on this framework, instructors and practitioners may then branch out to the diverse and complex literature of the various fields involv..

Public History: A Textbook of Practice provides a survey of the public historian’s work and coverage of the applied methodologies used by public historians. Relying on this framework, instructors and practitioners may then branch out to the diverse and complex literature of the various fields involv..

_x005F_x000D_ Saving Spaces introduces the ways Americans have tried to conserve individual parcels of land as well as entire landscapes from destruction...