History’s Public Function
History’s Public Function
This chapter presents a commentary by Eric Foner, former president of the Organization of American Historians. He emphasizes two themes: the expansion during the 1990s of the Organization of American Historians' public role and “history's sudden emergence as a “wedge issue” in the so-called culture wars”.
Keywords: Eric Foner, Organization of American Historians, historical associations, presidents, culture wars
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