Peter G Filene
Biographic Data
| ID | 681064 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter G Filene |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter G |
| FAMILY NAME | Filene |
| SIGNATURE | FILENE P G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1963 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
In the Arms of Others
Journal Article In the Arms of Others: A Cultural History of the Right-to-Die in America. By Peter G. Filene. (Chicago: Dee, 1998. xx, 282 pp. $27.50, ISBN 1-56663-188-2.) Get access Thomas R. Cole Thomas R. Cole University of Texas, Galveston, Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 88, Issue 2, September 2001, Pages 735–736, https://doi.org/10.2307/2675246 Published: 01 …
Textbooks and Teaching
1. Techniques and strategies How does one teach 750 students? What are the possibilities and pitfalls in asking students to work with conflicting historical interpretations? In this sound-bite culture, how does one hold students' attention for fifty minutes? What kinds of teacher training are departments providing to graduate students? These are a few of the questions and topics we foresee. As for the answers, we will publish case studies-first-p…
Teaching the Children of the Vietnam War
Last spring in my course on United States history since 1945, I thought I was going to teach my students about the Vietnam War. Instead, they taught me in two surprising and unforgettable ways. There was an intellectual lesson: how the meaning of the past shifts according to the vantage point from which we look back at it. There was also an emotional lesson: how we, students and professors alike, bring personal feelings into the classroom. For me…
In the Arms of Others
Journal Article In the Arms of Others: A Cultural History of the Right-to-Die in America Get access Filene Peter G., In the Arms of Others: A Cultural History of the Right-to-Die in America. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee. 1998. xvii, 282pp. $27.50. Melvin I. Urofsky Melvin I. Urofsky Virginia Commonwealth University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 1998, Pa…
An Introduction
Welcome to the "second edition" of the "Textbooks and Teaching" section. As the new coeditors, we want to introduce ourselves, describe our plans, and inspire your participation
Narrating Progressivism
History textbooks resemble encyclopedias. They are thick, heavy, and crammed with information divided into subchapters and columns. When students cite textbook during class discussions, they invariably remark, the book says . . . , as if words had no author. In fact, of course, five or six names appear on cover, but plethora implies that all of them wrote every sentence-history by committee. Textbook titles add to this sense of depersonalized inf…
Between a Rock and a Soft Place
Research Article| October 01 1985 Between a Rock and a Soft Place: A Century of American Manhood Peter Filene Peter Filene Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google South Atlantic Quarterly (1985) 84 (4): 339–355. https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-84-4-339 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Peter Filene; Between a Rock and a Soft Place: A Century of American Manhood. S…
Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities
Journal Article Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States, 1940–1970. By John D'Emilio. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983. x + 257 pp. Notes and index. $20.00.) Get access Peter G. Filene Peter G. Filene University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 70, Issue 3, December 1983, Pages…
"An Obituary for "The Progressive Movement
American Views of Soviet Russia 1917-1965
Self-Grading
Americans and the Soviet Experiment, 1917-1933
Americans and The Soviet Experiment, 1917-1933
Americans and the Soviet Experiment, 1917-1933
Journal Article Americans and the Soviet Experiment, 1917–1933. By Peter G. Filene. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1967. viii + 389 pp. Illustrations, notes, appendixes, bibliography, and index. $7.95.) Get access Armin Rappaport Armin Rappaport University of California, San Diego Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 54, Issue 2, September 1967, Pages 436–438, https://…
Charles Evans Hughes and the Illusions of Innocence. A Study in American Diplomacy
The World Peace Foundation and Progressivism
to which he would contribute $50,000 annually until his death when his will provided for the bequest of one million dollars. By the end of the year the organization, under the new name of the World Peace Foundation, was a vigorous member of the American peace movement. If the importance of the Foundation were simply this generous gesture of a millionaire, its significance would be limited. Much more is involved, however, for this peace organizati…
The World Peace Foundation and Progressivism
to which he would contribute $50,000 annually until his death when his will provided for the bequest of one million dollars. By the end of the year the organization, under the new name of the World Peace Foundation, was a vigorous member of the American peace movement. If the importance of the Foundation were simply this generous gesture of a millionaire, its significance would be limited. Much more is involved, however, for this peace organizati…
Americans and The Soviet Experiment, 1917-1933
Americans and the Soviet Experiment, 1917-1933
Journal Article Americans and the Soviet Experiment, 1917–1933. By Peter G. Filene. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1967. viii + 389 pp. Illustrations, notes, appendixes, bibliography, and index. $7.95.) Get access Armin Rappaport Armin Rappaport University of California, San Diego Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 54, Issue 2, September 1967, Pages 436–438, https://…
Charles Evans Hughes and the Illusions of Innocence. A Study in American Diplomacy
Americans and the Soviet Experiment, 1917-1933
American Views of Soviet Russia 1917-1965
Self-Grading
"An Obituary for "The Progressive Movement
Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities
Journal Article Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States, 1940–1970. By John D'Emilio. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983. x + 257 pp. Notes and index. $20.00.) Get access Peter G. Filene Peter G. Filene University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 70, Issue 3, December 1983, Pages…
Between a Rock and a Soft Place
Research Article| October 01 1985 Between a Rock and a Soft Place: A Century of American Manhood Peter Filene Peter Filene Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google South Atlantic Quarterly (1985) 84 (4): 339–355. https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-84-4-339 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Peter Filene; Between a Rock and a Soft Place: A Century of American Manhood. S…
Narrating Progressivism
History textbooks resemble encyclopedias. They are thick, heavy, and crammed with information divided into subchapters and columns. When students cite textbook during class discussions, they invariably remark, the book says . . . , as if words had no author. In fact, of course, five or six names appear on cover, but plethora implies that all of them wrote every sentence-history by committee. Textbook titles add to this sense of depersonalized inf…
An Introduction
Welcome to the "second edition" of the "Textbooks and Teaching" section. As the new coeditors, we want to introduce ourselves, describe our plans, and inspire your participation
In the Arms of Others
Journal Article In the Arms of Others: A Cultural History of the Right-to-Die in America Get access Filene Peter G., In the Arms of Others: A Cultural History of the Right-to-Die in America. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee. 1998. xvii, 282pp. $27.50. Melvin I. Urofsky Melvin I. Urofsky Virginia Commonwealth University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 1998, Pa…
Textbooks and Teaching
1. Techniques and strategies How does one teach 750 students? What are the possibilities and pitfalls in asking students to work with conflicting historical interpretations? In this sound-bite culture, how does one hold students' attention for fifty minutes? What kinds of teacher training are departments providing to graduate students? These are a few of the questions and topics we foresee. As for the answers, we will publish case studies-first-p…
Teaching the Children of the Vietnam War
Last spring in my course on United States history since 1945, I thought I was going to teach my students about the Vietnam War. Instead, they taught me in two surprising and unforgettable ways. There was an intellectual lesson: how the meaning of the past shifts according to the vantage point from which we look back at it. There was also an emotional lesson: how we, students and professors alike, bring personal feelings into the classroom. For me…
In the Arms of Others
Journal Article In the Arms of Others: A Cultural History of the Right-to-Die in America. By Peter G. Filene. (Chicago: Dee, 1998. xx, 282 pp. $27.50, ISBN 1-56663-188-2.) Get access Thomas R. Cole Thomas R. Cole University of Texas, Galveston, Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 88, Issue 2, September 2001, Pages 735–736, https://doi.org/10.2307/2675246 Published: 01 …
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