Title: The presence of the past
First published: 1998
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.
Subjects: American National characteristics, History, Interviews, Memory, National characteristics, American, Philosophy, Social aspects, Social aspects of Memory, Social life and customs, United states, history, philosophy, United states, social life and customs, United states, history, Mémoire, Aspect social, Américains, Histoire, Philosophie, Mœurs et coutumes, State & Local, General, Manners and customs, Geschiedenis, Historisch besef, Dagelijks leven, Memória, Americanos (vida cotidiana), Interviewing in journalism, Entretiens
Places: United States
LC classification: E179.5 .R67 1998