{"product_id":"being-a-historian-an-introduction-to-the-professional-world-of-history-paperback-9781107697287","title":"Being a Historian; An Introduction to the Professional World of History (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107697287","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeing a Historian\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction to the Professional World of History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConsiders what aspiring and mature historians need to know about the discipline of history in the United States today.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames M. Banner, Jr (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107697287, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 April 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Clear, concise and accessible.' The Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBased on the author's more than 50 years of experience as a professional historian in academic and other capacities, Being a Historian is addressed to both aspiring and mature historians. It offers an overview of the state of the discipline of history today and the problems that confront it and its practitioners in many professions. James M. Banner, Jr argues that historians remain inadequately prepared for their rapidly changing professional world and that the discipline as a whole has yet to confront many of its deficiencies. He also argues that, no longer needing to conform automatically to the academic ideal, historians can now more safely and productively than ever before adapt to their own visions, temperaments and goals as they take up their responsibilities as scholars, teachers and public practitioners. Critical while also optimistic, this work suggests many topics for further scholarly and professional exploration, research and debate.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The discipline and professions of history\u003cbr\u003e 2. The structure of the discipline of history\u003cbr\u003e 3. A multitude of opportunities: forms, kinds, and users of history\u003cbr\u003e 4. The academic trinity: research, teaching, service\u003cbr\u003e 5. History outside the academy\u003cbr\u003e 6. Teaching and writing history\u003cbr\u003e 7. Professional principles, responsibilities, rights\u003cbr\u003e 8. Being oneself as historian.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History: theory \u0026amp; methods [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History: theory \u0026amp; methods\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History:%20theory%20\u0026amp;%20methods%20%5BHBA%5D%22\"\u003eHBA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909184774424,"sku":"9781107697287","price":23.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107697287i.jpg?v=1694866053","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/being-a-historian-an-introduction-to-the-professional-world-of-history-paperback-9781107697287","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}