The presence of the past
Subtitle: popular uses of history in American life
By: Roy Rosenzweig and David Thelen.
Contributors: Thelen, David P.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Memory -- Social aspects -- United States.; National characteristics, American.; Interviews -- United States.; United States -- History -- Philosophy.; United States -- Social life and customs.
Description: "Roy Rosenzweig and David Thelen asked 1,500 Americans about their connection to the past and how it influences their daily lives and hopes for the future. The result is a surprisingly candid series of conversations and reflections on how the past infuses the present with meaning." "While the past is omnipresent to Americans, "history" as it is usually defined in textbooks leaves many people cold. Rosenzweig and Thelen found that history as taught in school does not inspire a strong connection to the past. And they reveal how race and ethnicity affect how Americans perceive the past."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-284) and index.