Breaking Away from Progressive History: The Past and Politics in American Studies
This article suggests that, contrary to a widely shared view among American scholars, a progressive view of history is neither essential nor helpful to historical research in American studies—or in any other academic field.
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European Association for American Studies
2014-03-01
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| title | Breaking Away from Progressive History: The Past and Politics in American Studies |
| title_full | Breaking Away from Progressive History: The Past and Politics in American Studies |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Breaking Away from Progressive History: The Past and Politics in American Studies |
| title_short | Breaking Away from Progressive History: The Past and Politics in American Studies |
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| topic | American History historiography methodology |
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