{"product_id":"the-professionalization-of-history-in-donald-a-wright-9781442629295","title":"The Professionalization of History in English Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe study of history in Canada has a history of its own, and its development as an academic discipline is a multifaceted one. \u003cem\u003eThe Professionalization of History in English Canada\u003c\/em\u003e charts the transition of the study of history from a leisurely pastime to that of a full-blown academic career for university-trained scholars - from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Wright argues that professionalization was not, in fact, a benign process, nor was it inevitable. It was deliberate. Within two generations, historians saw the creation of a professional association - the Canadian Historical Association - and rise of an academic journal - the \u003cem\u003eCanadian Historical Review\u003c\/em\u003e. Professionalization was also gendered. In an effort to raise the status of the profession and protect the academic labour market for men, male historians made a concerted effort to exclude women from the academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory's professionalization is best understood as a transition from one way of organizing intellectual life to another. What came before professionalization was not necessarily inferior, but rather, a different perspective of history. As well, Wright argues convincingly that professionalization inadvertently led to a popular inverse: the amateur historian, whose work is often more widely received and appreciated by the general public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald A. Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442629290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442629295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Donald A. Wright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44809843867903,"sku":"9781442629295","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99b1ad4b-b070-46fc-9559-248e4376845f.jpg?v=1707927628","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-professionalization-of-history-in-donald-a-wright-9781442629295","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}