Public history
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12008459 |
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| Authors | Robert W Righter (University of Texas at El Paso, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 485-487 |
| Publication date | 1988-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Social Science Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/0362-3319(88)90027-4 |
| OpenAlex | W4233154809 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Public history, a new branch of a highly traditional discipline, encompasses applied history. It is nonacademic. Public historians work for government agencies, businesses museums, archives, and societies. Some are self-employed. Public history emerged from job shortages and national laws to protect historic sited. The National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act stimulated interest and raised the level of care required. Although universities were slow to adapt and even discouraging, the new field has invigorated the whole discipline
Economic shortage · Government (linguistics · Media studies · National history · Political science · Politics · Public history · Public interest · Public policy · Public relations · Sociology · Work (physics · American Environmental and Regional History · Engineering · Law · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis · Public Administration
| Highly cited | No |
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