Kategoria BISAC: History >> Historiography

• Demonstrates both the particularities of specific formulations of gender and sexuality and the nature of the relationship between the categories themselves
• Presents evidence that careful and contextualised analysis of the shifting relationship of gender and sexuality illuminates broader historical processes

Archaeological research has long focused on studying tangible artifacts to build a picture of the cultures it examines. Equally important to understanding a culture, however, are the intangible elements that become part of its heritage. In 2003, UNESCO adopted a convention specifically to protect intangible heritage, including the following: oral traditions and expressions, including language; performing arts (such as traditional music, dance, and theater); social practices, rituals, and festive events; knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe; and traditional...

At once memoir and meditation, "Keeping Time" records one professional historian's struggle to live in history even as he studies it, writes about it, and teaches it. Exploring the omnipresence of the past in American life today, Peter N. Carroll weaves into his autobiographical narrative a wealth of provocative observations on the practice of history, the connections between "small" lives and large forces, and the relationship of personal choice to public activity.

Carroll feels compelled to view the past in a different way--not as something remote from the present, but as a vital...

American historians of the early national period, argues Eileen Ka-May Cheng, grappled with objectivity, professionalism, and other modern issues to a greater degree than their successors in later generations acknowledge. Her extensive readings of antebellum historians show that by the 1820s, a small but influential group of practitioners had begun to develop many of the doctrines and concerns that undergird contemporary historical practice. "The Plain and Noble Garb of Truth" challenges the entrenched notion that America s first generations of historians were romantics or propagandists...

Conducting Oral Histories: A Student's Guide to a Successful Interviewing Experience is designed to guide first-time interviewers through the entire oral history process. From defining what an oral history is (and isn't), to providing tips for the initial interviewee contact and the subsequent interviewing process, Conducting Oral Histories is the one-stop-shop for both inexperienced and experienced interviewers. The author has also included sample forms, letters, and various checklists to ensure an informative and successful oral history experience for everyone involved.