Making History - The changing face of the profession in Britain

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Making History - The changing face of the profession in Britain
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Alec Myers taking a seminar at the
University of Liverpool c1969.
Making History
Making History, developed by the
Institute
of Historical Research
, is dedicated to the history of the study
and practice of history in Britain over the last hundred years and more, following
the emergence of the professional discipline in the late 19th century.
Contents
This website contains cross-referenced entries for
historians
,
journals
,
organisations
and projects
important in the development of the subject.
It also covers a variety of
themes
, from different
schools of historical thought to significant issues affecting the
profession during this period.
Further information on many of these topics is provided by
articles
written by experts in the field and drawing on in-depth institutional
knowledge.
Interviews
with some
of today's most distinguished historians have also been conducted, and
are available in both audio and transcript form.
In addition, the project
resources
section includes
statistical
information
on the evolution of the discipline, and a comprehensive
bibliography
of relevant historiographical
publications, as well as collecting in one place the various
articles
,
images
and
interviews
found throughout the site.
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