Private Lives, Public History
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Private Lives, Public History
By (Author) Anna Clark
Melbourne University Press
Melbourne University Press
1st February 2016
Australia
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
909
Physical Properties
Paperback
192
Width 138mm, Height 198mm, Spine 14mm
194g
Description
The past is consumed on a grand scale- popularised by television programs, enjoyed by reading groups, walking groups, historical societies and heritage tours, and supported by unprecedented digital access to archival records. Yet our history has also become the subject of heated political debate. In Private Lives, Public History, historian Anna Clark explores how our personal pasts intersect with broader historical questions. Drawing on interviews with Australians from five communities around the country, she uncovers how we think about the past in the context of our local and intimate stories, and the role that history plays in our lives.
Reviews
Anna Clark is the Alain de Botton of Australianhitoriography. Claire Wright
Author Bio
Anna Clark is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow in Public History at the University of Technology Sydney. With Stuart Macintyre, she wrote The History Wars in 2003, which was awarded the NSW Premier's Prize for Australian History and the Queensland Premier's Prize for Best Literary or Media Work Advancing Public Debate.
