Author

Publication

2005 - New Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

65,000 words, Guess

Page Count

260 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads1902576
  • LibraryThing7570107

Classifications

  • DDC302.23
  • LCCE175.45 .W54 2005

Description

"Historians have been in the news recently, and the news has not been good - accusations of plagiarism, research fraud, and classroom misconduct have made headlines, brought protracted investigations, and, in some cases, landed big names in the courtroom." "In Historians in Trouble, investigative journalist and historian John Wiener examines a dozen history scandals of the last few years, and asks why some charges end up on page one and end careers, while others do not. He argues that media spectacles end careers only when powerful groups outside the profession demand punishment - and that such campaigns typically come from the right rather than the left."--Jacket.

Subjects

Topics

FraudHistoryBiographyMass mediaPlagiarismHistoriansCase studies

Places

People

Alger HissDino CinelJoseph J. EllisAllen WeinsteinMike Davis (1946-)Stephan ThernstromElizabeth Fox-Genovese (1941-2007)

Times

Genres

  • Biography.
  • Case studies.

Other Editions

  • Historians in Trouble: plagiarism, fraud, and politics in the ivory towerNew Press2005-01-01

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