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Article: Reading Southern History: Essays on Interpreters and Interpretations.
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- The Journal of Southern History
- Article date:
- August 1, 2003
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Reading Southern History: Essays on Interpreters and Interpretations. Edited by Glenn Feldman. (Tuscaloosa and London: University of Alabama Press, c. 2001. Pp. xii, 376. Paper, $24.95, ISBN 0-8173-1102-5; cloth, $54.95, ISBN 0-8173-1099-1.)
An early measure of a student's commitment to the pursuit of history may be revealed in his or her enthusiasm for historiography. Separating the students who enjoy an intense interest in certain aspects of history from those who passionately seek a broader understanding of the profession itself may well be initially manifested in their reaction to the burden, or pleasure, of embracing the study of those who have pioneered in historical studies. ...