Townsend, Robert B.,  1966- <br/><br/>
History's Babel  scholarship, professionalization, and the historical enterprise in the United States, 1880-1940 /  [electronic resource] : 
Robert B. Townsend. 
 - Chicago ;  London :  University of Chicago Press,  2013. 
 - xiii, 258 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Building the historical enterprise, 1880 to 1910. Establishing a framework for "scientific" history scholarship ; Developing the tools and materials of history research ; Defining a profession of history teaching -- Cracks appear in the edifice of history, 1911 to 1925. Seeking refuge in professionalized scholarship ; Placing the tools and materials of research in "other hands" ; History teaching finds its own voice -- Scattering the historical enterprise, 1926 to 1940. The crisis of the "research men" ; Handing tools and materials over to others ; Teaching goes its own way, 1925-1940. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2011. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Historiography--History.--United States<br/>History--Study and teaching--United States.<br/>Historians--United States.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D13.5.U6  / T69 2013eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>907.2/073