{"product_id":"the-contesting-history-jeremy-black-9781472519504","title":"Contesting History: Narratives of Public History","description":"\u003ci\u003eContesting History\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative guide to the positive and negative applications of the past in the public arena and what this signifies for the meaning of history more widely. Using a global, non-Western model, Jeremy Black examines the employment of history by the state, the media, the national collective memory and others and considers its fundamental significance in how we understand the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving from public life pre-1400 to the struggle of ideologies in the 20th century and contemporary efforts to find meaning in historical narratives, Jeremy Black\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eincorporates a great deal of original material on governmental, social and commercial influences on the public use of history. This includes a host of in-depth case studies from different periods of history around the world, and coverage of public history in a wider range of media, including TV and film. Readers are guided through this material by an expansive introduction, section headings, chapter conclusions and a selected further reading list. Written with eminent clarity and breadth of knowledge, \u003ci\u003eContesting History\u003c\/i\u003e is a key text for all students of public history and anyone keen to know more about the nature of history as a discipline and concept.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472519507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472519504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014 pg. 505","brand":"Jeremy Black","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44966279708927,"sku":"9781472519504","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf84037d-c16d-49c3-bcc3-aa69c6ab6f53.jpg?v=1711159395","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-contesting-history-jeremy-black-9781472519504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}