{"product_id":"historians-on-hamilton-how-a-blockbuster-musical-is-restaging-americas-past-paperback-softback-9780813590295","title":"Historians on Hamilton; How a Blockbuster Musical Is Restaging America's Past (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813590295","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistorians on Hamilton\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow a Blockbuster Musical Is Restaging America's Past\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRenee C. Romano (Edited by), Claire Bond Potter (Edited by), Renee C. Romano (Contributions by), Claire Bond Potter (Contributions by), William Hogeland (Contributions by), Joanne B. Freeman (Contributions by), Lyra D. Monteiro (Contributions by), Leslie M. Harris (Contributions by), Catherine Allgor (Contributions by), Michael O'Malley (Contributions by), David Waldstreicher (Contributions by), Jeffrey L. Pasley (Contributions by), Andrew M. Schocket (Contributions by), Elizabeth L. Wollman (Contributions by), Brian Eugenio Herrera (Contributions by), Jim Cullen (Contributions by), Joseph M. Adelman (Contributions by), Patricia Herrera (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813590295\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 May 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e396 pages, 25 color  and 6 black and white illustrations\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 13.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.399 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\u003cdiv\u003e“For \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003efans, history buffs, political thinkers and Broadway acolytes, this collection provides dozens of fascinating perspectives, correctives, and sidelong directives. It probably won’t change your mind about the show, but it will keep you thinking and talking about it, and the world that surrounds it, for a long time to come. If you love \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003ethe musical or have any curiosity about the man himself and where he fits into the American panorama, this is the book for you.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Jack Viertel (producer, critic, renowned author, and senior vice president of Jujamcyn Theaters) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e, the musical, has turned thousands of people onto the history of the American founding. For those who want more, \u003ci\u003eHistorians on Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e digs deep into the myths and realities behind the show.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Jacob Weisberg (editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHistorians on Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e is an erudite and accessible scholarly consideration of the Broadway phenomenon that created an Alexander Hamilton palatable for our times. An indispensable work for all interested in the founding and contemporary racial politics.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Annette Gordon-Reed (author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Deeply documented, culturally astute, interpretively diverse, consistently illuminating-this is a model of intellectual engagement. Providing insight into \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e’s significance, the essays cogently reveal how contemporary culture shapes our past.”\u003c\/div\u003e - Joshua Brown (American Social History Project, City University of New York Graduate Center) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Treating \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e as a historical phenomenon in its own right, contributors to this volume reflect on the lives that inspired it and its meaning for our conflict-ridden present.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Kathleen M. Brown (David Boies Professor of History, The University of Pennsylvania) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Think of this volume as a how-to manual for scholars to use the brilliance of\u003ci\u003e Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e to teach about the incredibly complex  power dynamics of early America.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Gautham Rao (assistant professor of history at American University and author of National Duties) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Lin-Manuel Miranda’s \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003eis enthralling as musical theater. As history…not so much. Fortunately, two great professional historians, Renee C. Romano and Claire Bond Potter, are here to set the record straight, gathering expert essays to tell you the inconvenient truths about Alexander Hamilton that the hit play leaves out. More than that, though, \u003ci\u003eHistorians on Hamilton \u003c\/i\u003eoffers informed and insightful meditations on the themes of history, memory, legacy, interpretation and art that lie at the heart of the Broadway smash. No \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003efan should do without it.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - David Greenberg (professor of history at Rutgers University, author of Republic of Spin) \u003cdiv\u003e\"A thought-provoking and carefully crafted collection of scholarship that has much to offer readers interested in music, theater, or American history.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Library Journal starred review) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHistorians on Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e is smart and interesting. It was great fun to read all the different points of view and even have some of my opinions changed. What more could you want from a book?\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Show Showdown) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/issue-table-hamilton-good-history-180969192\/\"'\u003e\"The Issue on the Table: Is 'Hamilton' Good For History?\" by Kate Keller\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e (Smithsonian Magazine Online) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Cumulatively, the essays in \u003ci\u003eHistorians on Hamilton \u003c\/i\u003eprovide a useful and impressive range of perspectives from which to appreciate the historical significance of the Broadway sensation, to evaluate the historical accuracy of the story \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003etells, and to prod us to consider the contemporary stakes of the historical narratives we consume, celebrate, and propagate.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (H-Net) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/dcmetrotheaterarts.com\/2018\/08\/08\/how-hamilton-is-remaking-american-history\/\"'\u003e\"How ‘Hamilton’ Is Remaking American History\" feature and excerpt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (DC Metro Theater Arts) \u003cdiv\u003e\"The book takes a unique and revolutionary approach in bringing \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003eto life.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/newbooksnetwork.com\/r-c-romano-and-c-b-potter-historians-on-hamilton-how-a-blockbuster-musical-is-restaging-americas-past-rutgers-up\/\"'\u003eNew Books Network podcast interview with authors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (New Books Network podcast interview) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This book is a collection of articles on the Broadway play Hamilton with what historians say about the play.... Suffice it to say that most of the play seems to be historically correct, but history is always a matter of interpretation, and Alexander Hamilton is certainly an historical figure who needs interpretation.\" \u003c\/div\u003e (We Are Literate) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/stanfordmag.org\/contents\/gift-guide-for-book-lovers\"'\u003e\"Gift Guide for Book Lovers\" by the editors at Stanfordmag.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (Stanford Magazine) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Facing up to the award-winning play's power to shape our understanding of America's past, Romano and Potter present a collection of accessible but scholarly essays to investigate \u003ci\u003eHamilton: An American Musical.\u003c\/i\u003e Delving into history, politics, race relations and contemporary culture, the book poses big questions: Can \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e help create a new, multiracial American civic myth? Or was the real-life Alexander Hamilton--an elitist and a skeptic of democracy--simply too divisive? Besides, who owns American history--and who gets to tell it?\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Stanford Magazine) \u003cdiv\u003e\"The collection will be of direct relevance and value to public historians. And like its subject, the volume should also appeal to multiple audiences-teachers and students on the college and other levels, scholars concerned with popular memory of the founders, and general readers wishing to learn more about both the musical and the historical world it depicts.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Public Historian) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/01\/13\/nyregion\/hamilton-lin-manuel-miranda-the-haunting.html\"'\u003e\"Did ‘Hamilton’ Get the Story Wrong? One Playwright Thinks So,\" by James Barron\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (New York Times) \u003cdiv\u003e\"A valiant attempt to help audiences understand \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e’s achievements while also taking stock of the musical’s shortfalls. Accessibly written, the contributions cover the show as both art and history.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Public Books) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Fans of the musical will appreciate this opportunity to approach it from an academic perspective, and educators will find it productive to include particular chapters on their syllabi.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (H-Net) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This book is a worthy addition to popular culture studies, history, American Studies, Africana Studies, Latinx Studies and, of course, theatre and musical theatre studies.....\u003ci\u003eHistorians on Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e successfully meets Miranda’s challenge, presenting engaging essays in which accomplished historians do take Hamilton seriously and offer a range of perspectives on its place in, and depiction of, American history.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of American Drama and Theatre) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/richmondmagazine.com\/arts-entertainment\/fall-arts-preview-2019-theater\/\"'\u003e\"Fall Arts Preview: Theater,\" by Don Harrison\u003cbr\u003e https:\/\/richmondmagazine.com\/arts-entertainment\/fall-arts-preview-2019-theater\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (Richmond Magazine) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This collection of brief accessible essays offers nice balance of perspectives and topics. Taken as a whole, they argue that while Miranda’s \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003eis not as revolutionary, either in terms of artistic originality or disruptive historical narrative, as many have suggested, it remains remarkably entertaining and presents an almost unique opportunity for historians to engage the public in meaningful conversations about the nation’s past and the nature of history itself. Everyone who has seen the show or listened to the cast recording, especially those who teach about it, will appreciate how this provocative and informative volume not only enlightens but also prompts them to revisit the show, one last time.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (H-FedHist) \u003cdiv\u003e\"As a reference work aimed at those bridging the gap between academic and the Broadway audience...the volume will be a valuable contribution to widening discussion beyond the personality-led drama of the stage and the world of the American Revolution.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of the Early Republic) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2020\/07\/02\/just-what-story-alexander-hamilton-lin-manuel-mirandas-musical-hits-disney-plus-12934519\/\"'\u003e\"Just what is the story of Alexander Hamilton as Lin Manuel Miranda’s musical hits Disney Plus?\" by Emma Kelly\u003cbr\u003e https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2020\/07\/02\/just-what-story-alexander-hamilton-lin-manuel-mirandas-musical-hits-disney-plus-12934519\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (Metro UK) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/as-hamilton-arrives-on-disney-five-lyrics-that-have-shaped-the-culture-11593613712\"'\u003e\"As ‘Hamilton’ Arrives on Disney+, Five Lyrics That Have Shaped the Culture,\" by John Jurgensen\u003cbr\u003e https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/as-hamilton-arrives-on-disney-five-lyrics-that-have-shaped-the-culture-11593613712\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (Wall Street Journal) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/culture\/musicals\/hamilton-is-coming-here-s-how-to-give-it-your-best-shot-20210524-p57uik.html\"'\u003e\"Hamilton is coming. Here’s how to give it your best shot,\" by Jenna Price\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (Sydney Morning Herald) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Historian, \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e fan, or some combination, something in \u003ci\u003eHistorians on Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e will inform and challenge you.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHistorians on Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e emerges as a template for thoughtful, deliberate dialogue. In the deft hands of Potter and Romano, the volume manages to be critical and incisive while still, from my impression, maintain a similar spirit to the musical itself. Both provide examples of how to talk across and not at disciplinary, professional, and creative categories. A cultural force as powerful as \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e gives historians in many hats a unique opportunity to demonstrate what our work can do....History is not, and should not, the sole interest of historians, but artists, musicians, performers, politicians, activists, and engaged, interested participants in the American and global communities. \u003ci\u003eHistorians on Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e is an intuitive reminder that historians can, and must, participate on that wider stage.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Early Americanists)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAmerica has gone \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003ecrazy. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical has spawned sold-out performances, a triple platinum cast album, and a score so catchy that it is being used to teach U.S. history in classrooms across the country. But just how historically accurate is \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e? And how is the show itself making history?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistorians on Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a collection of top scholars to explain the \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003ephenomenon and explore what it might mean for our understanding of America’s history. The contributors examine what the musical got right, what it got wrong, and why it matters. Does \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e’s hip-hop take on the Founding Fathers misrepresent our nation’s past, or does it offer a bold positive vision for our nation’s future? Can a musical so unabashedly contemporary and deliberately anachronistic still communicate historical truths about American culture and politics? And is \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003eas revolutionary as its creators and many commentators claim?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Perfect for students, teachers, theatre fans, hip-hop heads, and history buffs alike, these short and lively essays examine why \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003ebecame an Obama-era sensation and consider its continued relevance in the age of Trump. Whether you are a fan or a skeptic, you will come away from this collection with a new appreciation for the meaning and importance of the \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003ephenomenon.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: History is Happening in New York - Renee C. Romano and Claire Bond Potter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Act I: The Script \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: From Ron Chernow's\u003ci\u003e Alexander Hamilton \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eHamilton: An American Musical  - \u003c\/i\u003eWilliam Hogeland\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2:\u003ci\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eCan We Get Back to Politics? Please?\"\u003cbr\u003e Hamilton's Missing Politics in \u003ci\u003eHamilton - \u003c\/i\u003eJoanne B. Freeman\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Race-Conscious Casting and the Erasure of the Black Past in \u003ci\u003eHamilton - \u003c\/i\u003eLyra D. Monteiro\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: The Greatest City in the World? Slavery in New York in the Age of Hamilton - Leslie M. Harris\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: “\u003cbr\u003eRemember…\u003cbr\u003e.I’\u003cbr\u003em Your Man”\u003cbr\u003e: Masculinity, Marriage, and Gender in \u003ci\u003eHamilton - \u003c\/i\u003eCatherine Allgor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Act II: The Stage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: “\u003cbr\u003eThe Ten Dollar Founding Father”\u003cbr\u003e: Hamilton, Money and Federal Power - Michael O’\u003cbr\u003eMalley\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7:\u003ci\u003e Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e as Founders Chic: A Neo-Federalist, Antislavery, Usable Past? - David Waldstreicher and Jeffrey L. Pasley\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003eand the American Revolution on Stage and Screen - Andrew M. Schocket\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: From \u003ci\u003eThe Black Crook\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e: A Brief History of Hot Tickets on Broadway - Elizabeth L. Wollman\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Looking at \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e from Inside the Broadway Bubble - Brian Eugenio Herrera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Act III: The Audience\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: Mind the Gap: Teaching \u003ci\u003eHamilton - \u003c\/i\u003eJim Cullen\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: Who Tells Your Story: \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003eas a People’\u003cbr\u003es History - Joseph M. Adelman\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13: Reckoning with America’\u003cbr\u003es Racial Past, Present, and Future in \u003ci\u003eHamilton - \u003c\/i\u003ePatricia Herrera\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14: \u003ci\u003eHamilton: \u003c\/i\u003eA New American Civic Myth by Renee C. Romano\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15: Safe in the Nation We’\u003cbr\u003eve Made: Staging \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e on Social Media - Claire Bond Potter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sample Syllabus\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52521349316888,"sku":"9780813590295","price":24.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/historians-on-hamilton-how-a-blockbuster-musical-is-restaging-americas-past-paperback-softback-9780813590295","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}