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We are pleased to share that the聽University聽of聽Chicago聽Press聽has聽published a new book by聽our Head of Department,聽Dr Nick Witham,听别苍迟颈迟濒别诲听

The book tells the stories of five historians鈥擱ichard Hofstadter, Daniel Boorstin, John Hope Franklin, Howard Zinn, and Gerda Lerner鈥攚ho, in the decades after World War II, published widely read books of national history that changed the way ordinary Americans understood their nation鈥檚 past. The book is about these five writers, their intellectual and political biographies, and what they thought they were doing when they wrote for 鈥済eneral鈥� readers. But it鈥檚 also about the way their work was shaped by the paperback revolution, and the collaborative efforts with publishing professionals required for them to reach mass audiences. Finally, it鈥檚 about those audiences themselves 鈥� who they were, what they thought about the American past before and after reading popular histories, and what uses they put their newly acquired ideas to.

Links

• An op ed Nick wrote for the聽Washington Post聽summarizing one of the book鈥檚 arguments:听.听
• An excerpt from the book鈥檚 chapter on Howard Zinn in the聽Chronicle of Higher Education:听.听
• A New Books Network podcast in which Nick discusses the book鈥檚 main arguments:听.