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1999
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English
Publication Name
In the Past Lane : Historical Perspectives on American Culture
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Michael Kammen
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his People of Paradox (1973), and the Francis Parkman Prize for A Machine That Would Go of Itself (1987), Michael Kammen is widely regarded as one of our most important, and most diversely talented, cultural historians. David Brion Davis has said of him that "no other historian of Michael's generation has such a broad and concrete grasp of 'American culture' in all its manifestations from constitutional law to formal painting and popular culture." Now, In The Past Lane brings together writings from a span of more than a decade, covering the broad spectrum of Kammen's recent interests, including the role of the historian, the relationship between culture and the State, uses of tradition in American commercial culture, American historical art, memory distortion in American history, and the contested uses of history in American education, and much more. Here are major contributions to Kammen's work and to American cultural history. In the previously unpublished "Personal Identity and the Historian's Vocation," Kammen considers the complex interplay between historians' personal lives--their religion, ideology, race, gender, sexual orientation--and the history they write. Drawing on prominent historians' own self-reflections, in fascinating letters and memoirs, Kammen takes us inside the process of doing history and traces the movement away from delusions of objectivity to a more engaged and personal approach to the past. We find a lively exchange between David M. Potter and Richard Hofstadter, a personal account of a highly dramatic public debate between Arnold J. Toynbee and Allan Nevins, as well as delightful quotes from many important historians about their work, their beliefs, and their colleagues. We have, for example, Lewis Mumford at Christmastime informing a friend that he was using "the season of peace and cheer and goodwill to begin a murderous attack upon Mr. Bernard DeVoto, and Allan Nevins wryly recommending his multi-volume Civil War history, The Ordeal of the Union, as an ideal wedding present. In "Culture and the State in America," Kammen gives us an illuminating history of government funding for the arts which provides a surprising perspective on the current crises involving the NEA and NEH. He marshals his deep historical knowledge to argue that an elimination of public support will lead to an even greater loss of private support for the arts and humanities, and that the results will impoverish us all. Kammen addresses a range of other concerns in these essays, including the distinction between heritage and history, how multicultural art exhibits are developed, memory distortion in American history. Whether he's warning against historical amnesia, analyzing the iconography of judgment in American courthouses, considering American diversity, or reconsidering the issue of American exceptionalism, Kammen's remarkable essays show us the many ways the past informs, eludes, and yet gives birth to the present.

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In the Past Lane : Historical Perspectives on American Culture
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Trade Paperback
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English
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1999
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296 Pages

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"These essays are both penetrating and original. I was partiuclarly struck by the originality of the first essay on personal identity and historians, and by the penetrating insights to be found in his reevaluation of American exceptionalism. Yet, for all Kammen's appreciation of the Americanpast, he never confuses heritage and history. These essays offer, once again, a fine example of Kammen's persistent effort to connect a needed past to an empty present."--Carl Degler, Professor of History, Stanford University, "A Perceptive Look at the Practice of History, by One of Its Leading Practitioners."--Kirkus Reviews, "The essay [on American Exceptionalism], combined with the book's opening one, makes as good an introduction to what being a historian in America has been, and now is, about as the general reader is likely to find."--Colin Waters, The Washington Times, "In this book, Professor Kammen addresses three specific current concerns among American historians: the nature and dynamics of collective memory in national life, the contested role of cultural programs in the civic order, and the complex linking between the personal and the professional inthe writing of history. More deeply, it is a book about art--about representations of reality by artists in the form of words and in the form of objects. Michael Kammen is passionate about art in both of these forms. He appreciates the primal fact that America is most usefully seen as one cultureamong the myriad cultures of the earth. His work as a scholar is powered by a passion for context: cultural context, the context of personal experience, all past time, and global geography. Widely aware, carefully thought-out, superbly written, In The Past Lane offers insights and understandingsthat are uniquely valuable."--Joel Williamson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, "For professional historians or serious students of history, Kammen'sessays provide an excellent opportunity to guage how those who chronicle ourpast both influence and are influenced by national and personalexperiences."--Booklist, "Michael Kammen is a genial observer and friendly critic of his own profession, with a unique capacity to encompass every phase of the history business in his thinking. He brings to our attention not just historians but architects, government agencies, museums, commercial entrepreneurs in the'heritage' trade, and the ways ordinary people are their own historians, remembering, restoring, and distorting the past."--Michael Schudson, Professor of Communication, University of California, San Diego, "...the insights here will help any reader be a more responsible and productive user of our American history and culture."--Publisher's Weekly, "For professional historians or serious students of history, Kammen's essays provide an excellent opportunity to gauge how those who chronicle our past both influence and are influenced by national and personal experiences."--Booklist, "In this book, Professor Kammen addresses three specific current concerns among American historians: the nature and dynamics of collective memory in national life, the contested role of cultural programs in the civic order, and the complex linking between the personal and the professional in the writing of history. More deeply, it is a book about art--about representations of reality by artists in the form of words and in the form of objects. Michael Kammen is passionate about art in both of these forms. He appreciates the primal fact that America is most usefully seen as one culture among the myriad cultures of the earth. His work as a scholar is powered by a passion for context: cultural context, the context of personal experience, all past time, and global geography. Widely aware, carefully thought-out, superbly written,In The Past Laneoffers us here insights and understandings that are uniquely valuable."--Joel Williamson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Michael Kammen is a genial observer and friendly critic of his own profession, with a unique capacity to encompass every phase of the history business in his thinking. He brings to our attention not just historians but architects, government agencies, museums, commercial entrepreneurs in the 'heritage' trade, and the ways ordinary people are their own historians, remembering, restoring, and distorting the past."--Michael Schudson, Professor of Communication, University of California, San Diego "These essays are both penetrating and original. I was partiuclarly struck by the originality of the first essay on personal identity and historians, and by the penetrating insights to be found in his reevaluation of American exceptionalism. Yet, for all Kammen's appreciation of the American past, he never confuses heritage and history. These essays offer, once again, a fine example of Kammen's persistent effort to connect a needed past to an empty present."--Carl Degler, Professor of History, Stanford University "In his splendid scholarly career Michael Kammen has distinguished himself time after time, as teacher, historian, writer, master observer of culture and human nature. In print, as in person, he is ever wise, lively, provocative, clear-thinking, and fair-minded. And witty. Now in this spirited new look at history and its practitioners he shines again. It is a delightful book."--David McCullough, author ofTruman "To the insistent question how is history relevant, Michael Kammen offers compelling answers. In this absolutely fascinating book he brilliantly demonstrates how historians reconstruct the past out of the urgencies of the present."--William E. Leuchtenburg, Department of History, University of North Carolina, "In this book, Professor Kammen addresses three specific current concerns among American historians: the nature and dynamics of collective memory in national life, the contested role of cultural programs in the civic order, and the complex linking between the personal and the professional in the writing of history. More deeply, it is a book about art--about representations of reality by artists in the form of words and in the form of objects. Michael Kammen ispassionate about art in both of these forms. He appreciates the primal fact that America is most usefully seen as one culture among the myriad cultures of the earth. His work as a scholar is powered bya passion for context: cultural context, the context of personal experience, all past time, and global geography. Widely aware, carefully thought-out, superbly written, In The Past Lane offers us here insights and understandings that are uniquely valuable."--Joel Williamson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"Michael Kammen is a genial observer and friendly critic of his own profession, with a unique capacity to encompass every phase of the history business in his thinking. He brings to our attention not just historians but architects, government agencies, museums, commercial entrepreneurs in the 'heritage' trade, and the ways ordinary people are their own historians, remembering, restoring, and distorting the past."--Michael Schudson, Professor of Communication,University of California, San Diego"These essays are both penetrating and original. I was partiuclarly struck by the originality of the first essay on personal identity and historians, and by the penetrating insights to be found in his reevaluation of American exceptionalism. Yet, for all Kammen's appreciation of the American past, he never confuses heritage and history. These essays offer, once again, a fine example of Kammen's persistent effort to connect a needed past to an emptypresent."--Carl Degler, Professor of History, Stanford University"In his splendid scholarly career Michael Kammen has distinguished himself time after time, as teacher, historian, writer, master observer of culture and human nature. In print, as in person, he is ever wise, lively, provocative, clear-thinking, and fair-minded. And witty. Now in this spirited new look at history and its practitioners he shines again. It is a delightful book."--David McCullough, author of Truman"To the insistent question how is history relevant, Michael Kammen offers compelling answers. In this absolutely fascinating book he brilliantly demonstrates how historians reconstruct the past out of the urgencies of the present."--William E. Leuchtenburg, Department of History, University of North Carolina"A perceptive look at the practice of history, by one of its leading practitioners."--Kirkus Reviews"[T]he insights here will help any reader be a more responsible and productive user of our American history and culture."--Publisher's Weekly"For professional historians or serious students of history, Kammen's essays provide an excellent opportunity to gauge how those who chronicle our past both influence and are influenced by national and personal experiences."--Booklist"[Kammen's] view of the historical role of government and business--and of that oft-maligned word, heritage--is refreshingly positive and optimistic."--David Walton, The New York Times Book Review"The essay [on American Exceptionalism], combined with the book's opening one, makes as good an introduction to what being a historian in America has been, and now is, about as the general reader is likely to find."--Colin Waters, The Washington Times, "Michael Kammen is a genial observer and friendly critic of his ownprofession, with a unique capacity to encompass every phase of the historybusiness in his thinking. He brings to our attention not just historians butarchitects, government agencies, museums, commerical entrepreneurs in the'heritage' trade, and the ways ordinary people are their own historians,remembering, restoring, and distorting the past."--Michael Schudson, Professorof Communication, University of California, San Diego, "These essays are both penetrating and original. I was partiuclarly struckby the originality of the first essay on personal identity and historians, andby the the penetrating insights to be found in his reevaluation of Americanexceptionalism. Yet, for all Kammen's appreciation of the American past, henever confuses heritage and history. These essays offer, once again, a fineexample of Kammen's persistent effort to connect a needed past to an emptypresent."--Carl Degler, Professor of History, Stanford University, "[Kammen's] view of the historical role of government and business--and of that oft-maligned word, heritage--is refreshingly positive and optimistic."--David Walton, The New York Times Book Review, "In his splendid scholarly career Michael Kammen has distinguished himselftime after time, as teacher, historian, writer, master observer of culture andhuman nature. In print, as in person, he is ever wise, lively, provocative,clear-thinking, and fair-minded. And witty. Now in this spirited new look athistory and its practitioners he shines again. It is a delightful book."--DavidMcCullough, author of Truman, "In this book, Professor Kammen addresses three specific current concerns among American historians: the nature and dynamics of collective memory in national life, the contested role of cultural programs in the civic order, and the complex linking between the personal and the professional in the writing of history. More deeply, it is a book about art--about representations of reality by artists in the form of words and in the form of objects. Michael Kammen is passionate about art in both of these forms. He appreciates the primal fact that America is most usefully seen as one culture among the myriad cultures of the earth. His work as a scholar is powered by a passion for context: cultural context, the context of personal experience, all past time, and global geography. Widely aware, carefully thought-out, superbly written, In The Past Lane offers us here insights and understandings that are uniquely valuable."--Joel Williamson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"Michael Kammen is a genial observer and friendly critic of his own profession, with a unique capacity to encompass every phase of the history business in his thinking. He brings to our attention not just historians but architects, government agencies, museums, commercial entrepreneurs in the 'heritage' trade, and the ways ordinary people are their own historians, remembering, restoring, and distorting the past."--Michael Schudson, Professor of Communication, University of California, San Diego"These essays are both penetrating and original. I was partiuclarly struck by the originality of the first essay on personal identity and historians, and by the penetrating insights to be found in his reevaluation of American exceptionalism. Yet, for all Kammen's appreciation of the American past, he never confuses heritage and history. These essays offer, once again, a fine example of Kammen's persistent effort to connect a needed past to an empty present."--Carl Degler, Professor of History, Stanford University"In his splendid scholarly career Michael Kammen has distinguished himself time after time, as teacher, historian, writer, master observer of culture and human nature. In print, as in person, he is ever wise, lively, provocative, clear-thinking, and fair-minded. And witty. Now in this spirited new look at history and its practitioners he shines again. It is a delightful book."--David McCullough, author of Truman"To the insistent question how is history relevant, Michael Kammen offers compelling answers. In this absolutely fascinating book he brilliantly demonstrates how historians reconstruct the past out of the urgencies of the present."--William E. Leuchtenburg, Department of History, University of North Carolina"A perceptive look at the practice of history, by one of its leading practitioners."--Kirkus Reviews"[T]he insights here will help any reader be a more responsible and productive user of our American history and culture."--Publisher's Weekly"For professional historians or serious students of history, Kammen's essays provide an excellent opportunity to gauge how those who chronicle our past both influence and are influenced by national and personal experiences."--Booklist"[Kammen's] view of the historical role of government and business--and of that oft-maligned word, heritage--is refreshingly positive and optimistic."--David Walton, The New York Times Book Review"The essay [on American Exceptionalism], combined with the book's opening one, makes as good an introduction to what being a historian in America has been, and now is, about as the general reader is likely to find."--Colin Waters, The Washington Times, "In this book, Professor Kammen addresses three specific current concerns among American historians: the nature and dynamics of collective memory in national life, the contested role of cultural programs in the civic order, and the complex linking between the personal and the professional in the writing of history. More deeply, it is a book about art--about representations of reality by artists in the form of words and in the form of objects. Michael Kammen is passionate about art in both of these forms. He appreciates the primal fact that America is most usefully seen as one culture among the myriad cultures of the earth. His work as a scholar is powered by a passion for context: cultural context, the context of personal experience, all past time, and global geography. Widely aware, carefully thought-out, superbly written, In The Past Lane offers us here insights and understandings that are uniquely valuable."--Joel Williamson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Michael Kammen is a genial observer and friendly critic of his own profession, with a unique capacity to encompass every phase of the history business in his thinking. He brings to our attention not just historians but architects, government agencies, museums, commercial entrepreneurs in the 'heritage' trade, and the ways ordinary people are their own historians, remembering, restoring, and distorting the past."--Michael Schudson, Professor of Communication, University of California, San Diego "These essays are both penetrating and original. I was partiuclarly struck by the originality of the first essay on personal identity and historians, and by the penetrating insights to be found in his reevaluation of American exceptionalism. Yet, for all Kammen's appreciation of the American past, he never confuses heritage and history. These essays offer, once again, a fine example of Kammen's persistent effort to connect a needed past to an empty present."--Carl Degler, Professor of History, Stanford University "In his splendid scholarly career Michael Kammen has distinguished himself time after time, as teacher, historian, writer, master observer of culture and human nature. In print, as in person, he is ever wise, lively, provocative, clear-thinking, and fair-minded. And witty. Now in this spirited new look at history and its practitioners he shines again. It is a delightful book."--David McCullough, author of Truman "To the insistent question how is history relevant, Michael Kammen offers compelling answers. In this absolutely fascinating book he brilliantly demonstrates how historians reconstruct the past out of the urgencies of the present."--William E. Leuchtenburg, Department of History, University of North Carolina, "In his splendid scholarly career Michael Kammen has distinguished himself time after time, as teacher, historian, writer, master observer of culture and human nature. In print, as in person, he is ever wise, lively, provocative, clear-thinking, and fair-minded. And witty. Now in this spiritednew look at history and its practitioners he shines again. It is a delightful book."--David McCullough, author of Truman, "The essay [on American Exceptionalism], combined with the book's openingone, makes as good an introduction to what being a historian in America hasbeen, and now is, about as the general reader is likely to find."--Colin Waters,The Washington Times, "...the insights here will help any reader be a more responsible andproductive user of our American history and culture."--Publisher's Weekly, "To the insistent question of how history is relevant Michael Kammen offers compelling answers. In this absolutely fascinating book, he brilliantly demonstrates how historians reconstruct the past out of the urgencies of the present."--William E. Leuchtenburg, Department of History, Universityof North Carolina, "In this book, Professor Kammen addresses three specific current concerns among American historians: the nature and dynamics of collective memory in national life, the contested role of cultural programs in the civic order, and the complex linking between the personal and the professional in the writing of history. More deeply, it is a book about art--about representations of reality by artists in the form of words and in the form of objects. Michael Kammen is passionate about art in both of these forms. He appreciates the primal fact that America is most usefully seen as one culture among the myriad cultures of the earth. His work as a scholar is powered by a passion for context: cultural context, the context of personal experience, all past time, and global geography. Widely aware, carefully thought-out, superbly written, In The Past Lane offers us here insights and understandings that are uniquely valuable."--Joel Williamson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Michael Kammen is a genial observer and friendly critic of his own profession, with a unique capacity to encompass every phase of the history business in his thinking. He brings to our attention not just historians but architects, government agencies, museums, commercial entrepreneurs in the 'heritage' trade, and the ways ordinary people are their own historians, remembering, restoring, and distorting the past."--Michael Schudson, Professor of Communication, University of California, San Diego "These essays are both penetrating and original. I was partiuclarly struck by the originality of the first essay on personal identity and historians, and by the penetrating insights to be found in his reevaluation of American exceptionalism. Yet, for all Kammen's appreciation of the American past, he never confuses heritage and history. These essays offer, once again, a fine example of Kammen's persistent effort to connect a needed past to an empty present."--Carl Degler, Professor of History, Stanford University "In his splendid scholarly career Michael Kammen has distinguished himself time after time, as teacher, historian, writer, master observer of culture and human nature. In print, as in person, he is ever wise, lively, provocative, clear-thinking, and fair-minded. And witty. Now in this spirited new look at history and its practitioners he shines again. It is a delightful book."--David McCullough, author of Truman "To the insistent question how is history relevant, Michael Kammen offers compelling answers. In this absolutely fascinating book he brilliantly demonstrates how historians reconstruct the past out of the urgencies of the present."--William E. Leuchtenburg, Department of History, University of North Carolina "A perceptive look at the practice of history, by one of its leading practitioners."--Kirkus Reviews "[T]he insights here will help any reader be a more responsible and productive user of our American history and culture."--Publisher's Weekly "For professional historians or serious students of history, Kammen's essays provide an excellent opportunity to gauge how those who chronicle our past both influence and are influenced by national and personal experiences."--Booklist "[Kammen's] view of the historical role of government and business--and of that oft-maligned word, heritage--is refreshingly positive and optimistic."--David Walton, The New York Times Book Review "The essay [on American Exceptionalism], combined with the book's opening one, makes as good an introduction to what being a historian in America has been, and now is, about as the general reader is likely to find."--Colin Waters, The Washington Times
Table of Content
I. The Personal and the Professional1. Personal Identity and the Historian's VocationII. Perceptions of Culture and Public Life2. Culture and the State of America3. Temples of Justice: The Iconography of Judgement and American Culture4. "Our Idealism is Practical": Emerging Uses of Tradition in American Commercial Culture, 1889-19365. The Enduring Challenges and Changing Role of Cultural InstitutionsIII. Changing Perceptions of the Past6. Myth, Memory, and Amnesia in American Historical Art7. The Problem of American Exceptionalism: A Reconsideration8. Some Patterns and Meanings of Memory Distortion in American History9. History Is Our Heritage: The Past in Contemporary American Culture
Topic
Historiography, Popular Culture, Customs & Traditions, United States / General
Intended Audience
College Audience
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
History, Social Science

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