The Historian's Conscience

Australian historians on the ethics of history

Stuart Macintyre

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Melbourne University Pres
01 October 2004

History; Historiography; Australasian & Pacific history; Ethics & moral philosophy

In The Historian's Conscience, Stuart Macintyre and thirteen other Australian historians put history and the history profession under the microscope.

Eminent contributors include Alan Atkinson, Graeme Davison, Greg Dening, John Hirst, Beverley Kingston, Marilyn Lake, and Iain McCalman.

They not only ask but answer the hard questions about writing and researching history. How do historians choose their histories? What sort of emotional investment do they make in their subjects, and how do they control their sympathies? How do they deal with unpalatable discoveries? To whom are historians responsible? And for whom are they entitled to speak?

Intellectually provocative, often personally revealing, always engaged, The Historian's Conscience is a 'must read'.

By: Stuart Macintyre
Imprint: Melbourne University Pres
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 202g
ISBN: 9780522851397
ISBN 10: 0522851398
Pages: 166
Publication Date: 01 October 2004
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Stuart Macintyre is Ernest Scott Professor of History, Dean of Arts and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. His books include The History Wars; A Colonial Liberalism; A History for a Nation (MUP); The Oxford History of Australia, vol. 4; and The Reds: The Communist Party of Australia from Origins to Illegality.