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Historians in Trouble

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Description for Historians in Trouble Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 291.
A revealing look at headline-grabbing controversies revolving around charges of plagiarism and fraud in the profession of history. Focusing on 12 key controversies on both sides of teh political spectrum, Wiener seeks to understand why some cases make the healdines and end carers while others do not. He looks at the case of Michael Bellesiles, teh historian of gun culture accused of research fraud; accused plagiarists and celebrity historians Stephen Ambrose and Doris Kearns Goodwin; and Pulitzer Prize winner Joseph J Ellis.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781595581594
SKU
V9781595581594
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Jon Wiener
Jon Wiener is a professor of history at the University of California at Irvine and a contributing editor to The Nation. The author of several books, including Gimme Some Truth, Come Together, and Professors, Politics, and Pop, he lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews for Historians in Trouble
"Wiener covers the modern university as if it were a police beat." —John Leonard, Harper's "[Wiener’s] argument . . . is persuasively mounted." —Financial Times "Make[s] the case clearly and forcefully that historians’ violations of common standards of ethics are not to be taken lightly." —Los Angeles Times "As readable as ... Read more

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