Pedagogy and the practice of academic history in late-twentieth century Britain.

In the final decades of the twentieth century, academic history was beset by powerful anxieties that played upon the self-confidence and sense of identity of its practitioners. While this 'crisis' has been widely discussed in terms of historical writing, its pedagogic dimensions have been largely ab...

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Publicado en:Rethinking History Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 317 - 345
Autor principal: Booth, Alan
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2009
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