{"product_id":"consuming-history-jerome-de-groot-9781138905320","title":"Consuming History: Historians and Heritage in Contemporary Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConsuming History\u003c\/em\u003e examines how history works in contemporary popular culture. Analysing a wide range of cultural entities from computer games to daytime television, it investigates the ways in which society consumes history and how a reading of this consumption can help us understand popular culture and issues of representation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this second edition, Jerome de Groot probes how museums have responded to the heritage debate and how new technologies from online game-playing to internet genealogy have brought about a shift in access to history, discussing the often conflicted relationship between 'public' and academic history and raising important questions about the theory and practice of history as a discipline. Fully revised throughout with up-to-date examples from sources such as W\u003cem\u003eolf Hall\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e12 Years a Slave\u003c\/em\u003e, this edition also includes new sections on the historical novel, gaming, social media and genealogy. It considers new, ground-breaking texts and media such as YouTube in addition to entities and practices, such as re-enactment, that have been underrepresented in historical discussion thus far.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngaging with a broad spectrum of source material and comparing the experiences of the UK, the USA, France and Germany as well as exploring more global trends, \u003cem\u003eConsuming History\u003c\/em\u003e offers an essential path through the debates for readers interested in history, cultural studies and the media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerome de Groot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138905321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138905320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2016","brand":"Jerome de Groot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947812585727,"sku":"9781138905320","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_af195aec-b2a0-4f77-9a1c-a9707f2dde20.jpg?v=1681520948","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/consuming-history-jerome-de-groot-9781138905320","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}