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	The History Men: The Historical Profession in England Since the Renaissance

John Philipps Kenyon
University of Pittsburgh Press, 1984 - History - 322 pages
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User Review  - jontseng - LibraryThingNotable in enlivening the dusty halls of British (principally English) academic historians. At its best its does a really good job in bringing out the clashes of egos behind the histories. Notably evocative on Macaulay and informative on Namier also. Read full review





Contents
	The Enlightenment and NeoWhiggism 
	39
	  	
	The High Victorians 
	85
	  	



	The Professionalization of History 
	144
	  	
	Copyright
	
	  	




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	Title	The History Men: The Historical Profession in England Since the Renaissance
Volume 202 of Pitt paperback
	Author	John Philipps Kenyon
	Edition	reprint
	Publisher	University of Pittsburgh Press, 1984
	Original from	the University of California
	Digitized	Feb 1, 2007
	ISBN	0822959003, 9780822959007
	Length	322 pages
	Subjects	History
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