The Gender of History: Men, Women, and Historical Practice

by Bonnie G. Smith

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In this pathbreaking study of the gendering of the practices of history, Bonnie Smith resurrects the amateur history written by women in the nineteenth century--a type of history condemned as trivial by "scientific" male historians. She demonstrates the degree to which the profession defined itself in opposition to amateurism, femininity, and alternative ways of writing history. The male historians of the archive and the seminar claimed to be searching...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674002040

ISBN13:9780674002043

Release Date:March 2000

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Education & Reference Europe Gender Studies Historical Study & Educational Resources Historiography History Politics & Social Sciences Reference Social Science Social Sciences

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