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ERIC Number: EJ514117
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0002-8762
Turnerians All: The Dream of a Helpful History in an Intelligible World.
Limerick, Patricia Nelson
American Historical Review, v100 n3 p697-716 Jun 1995
Asserts that recent efforts to demonstrate the weaknesses of Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis only have strengthened its reputation. Discusses the significance of Turner's thesis and its evolution during the past 100 years. Concludes that historical presentism flattens the drama of history. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational History, Higher Education, Historical Interpretation, Historiography, History, History Instruction, Intellectual History, Literary Styles, Scholarly Journals, Social Science Research, Social Scientists, United States History, Western Civilization, Writing for Publication
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: American Historical Association; American Historical Review; Historians; Turner (Frederick Jackson)
Note: Theme issue topic: "Centennial Publication Year of AHR."